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Hello Dr Esdaile,

I have suffered with severe bouts of gout since I was 15. We believe it started as a result of chemotherepy through my younger years, along with radiation treatment.

For years I have followed a diet of no red meat, No spinach, Mushroom, fish, Alcohol, Organ meats etc. I wake up in the morning with Lingering uric acid crystals in my feet, and the pain lasting all day. I had been on 600mg of Allopurinol, Plus daily colchicine and weekly indomethicin due to flare ups. I did everything perfect, and nothing worked.

10 months ago, I started doing the 23/1 fasting plan, otherwise known as One Meal A Day. A month after I started I noticed I hadent had any flairs that month. 2 months later the foot pain in the morning was gone, 4 months in I thought it was to good to be true, so I tried eating some of the foods that cause gout.

Today, I survive on a Red Meat, Fish, Alcohol EXTREMELY high purine diet, and have stopped taking ALL of my medications. I have never been happier. All because I started fasting for 23.5 hours a day.

Can you explain what may have happened in my case?

Yes, My Uric acid before hand was at a steady 7 - 9mg, ( sometimes even higher ) , As of 3 months ago I tested at about 4. The month before that was 4.2. I know it sounds like a miracle, Hence the question :) .

I am curious as to the potential in daily fasting for treating gout, Even thought I havent been able to find much on the topic.