Hello, my partner has been diagnosed with Severe Gout after having blood tests done by the local GP who said his acidic levels in his blood had hit the roof. We are trying drinking cherry juice, taking Vitamin C, eating bananas, putting ice on the joint, raising the joint, everything we can think of that we have found information on. He is currently a smoker and we were wandering if smoking 15 a day like he has done for many years now will affect his gout attacks? Will quitting smoking help him ease his attacks?