Christmas day the roads iced really really bad and when FI came to get me from my Mom's house he slid alllll over the road...nearly killing himself in the process. Naturally under stress, your body produces an excess amount of uric acid....this can lead to gout...which is a severe buildup of uric acid in the joints, most commonly in the feet/big toes. Well, needless to say he had gout for about 3 weeks (in his left foot). It got pretty much better...then his Pawpaw died last Friday...another very stressful weekend with the funeral and all that. Now he has much more severe gout in his right foot. We're trying pure cherry juice (works like cranberry juice for UTIs) and cold packs and (what he calls the foot boiler) a water spa with epsom salts. This is so frustrating. He is going to the Dr. tomorrow cause I am worried that it could get more severe since he's had it now 2x in less that a month. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and prayers would be, too. Thanks.