Hi All,
Thought I'd add something to this post from Lillihart. A friend of mine recommended to me way back that using high dose Vit C is far more effective when combining with MSM. I had my first gout attack back in 2012 and this is what he told me. He healed himself from chronic joint issues and other various ailments that was seriously hindering his ability to work in carpentry/contracting type work. After using high dose Vit C in combination with high dose MSM, he was back in action in short order and said he hadn't felt so good in years. I'm sure it didn't happen over night but swears it was the magic bullet that got him back into the work like he was 20 years younger. I gave it a try but didn't stick with it long enough to notice any drastic benefits for me but it did help clear up my 1st gout attack sooner rather than later. Back then I didn't know about many of the other natural remedied for gout so I just had to ride it out. My latest gout attack I had camu camu, and tried that. I tried every other deal out there and none of it helped clear it up fast. Cherries about 4 lbs, apple cider vineagar ( the good stuff), baking soda lemon, black cherry extract, Omega3, Flamisil, MSM ... I tried em all and nothin ... I couldn't figure it out. The attack was extremely severe for 2 plus weeks and then once the swelling went down, it was still another 8 weeks plus before I could even walk half assed again.
But I do know that MSM works as a transport assistant for any nutrient absorption as it makes the cell walls more permeable for good stuff going in and bad stuff coming out. And my friend did make a phenomenal recovery from his issues and swears by it to this day. He is also a big proponent of MMS as well.
So just thought I'd throw that out there. I'm sure Lilli would agree that MSM along with the high dose Vit C makes sense. Another thing he also took with this combo was plain gelatin.
The next time i feel a gout attack about to rear it;s ugly head, I will have some lipo encapsulated Vit C ready and dig into my huge store of MSM water ... nasty tasting stuff ... both of them but as they say if it tastes really bad it's good medicine ?

Cheers,
Journey

PS. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that this last gout attack came to both feet this time ... double whammy ! 1st time was just one toe and was more than enough to deal with but both feet at same time ... sheesh !!! This is why I was couch ridden for close to 2 months and took another month to be able to walk with any stability again. Word to the wise ... DON'T GET GOUT ... you won't like it.