Will it ever end?

Last week it was stricture...now I am pretty sure I have gout. In a normal conversation with my mom, I mentioned my big toe joint has been bugging me for about a week. She pipes up...Oh you have gout. I read up online about what to avoid....I have been avoiding the stuff already!! I swear if I wasn't losing weight, I would be really ticked off right now. Someday it will iron out...I hope. Tracey

Tracey, Hang in there! I dont know much about gout, but I bet it beats lugging around a bunch of extra pounds ! It will iron itself out, keep positive. Amy

Tracey, my husband has gout and I know it's quite painful. You might want to try increasing dairy and egg protein for awhile and reducing your meat consumption. I'm sure you are drinking plenty of fluids. That will help. Good luck. Luvit~SunnyV@goal

Tracey, your big toe hurting could be a lot of things, have your pcp check it out, especially if you are diabetic,(I don't know if you are). As for things smoothing out, yes they will, you are only six weeks out, your body is going through a lot of changes, give it a chance. Good luck, steve