Ouch.... a few weeks ago I came down with gout. I didn’t know what it was and suffered with it for over a week. THAT is some very pain stuff— Yes, I hope he gets it too.
I get gout in the big toe about every 18 months for the last 10 years. It runs from inconvenience to debilitating in severity. This last bout I went with 3 table spoons of Apple Cider Viniger and 10 oz. of water 3 x a day. It evens out the PH in the blood so that the acid crystal dissolve. I was cure in about 4 days. Give it a try.