EVP MAN wrote:
I didn't know that too many tomatoes would give you the gout but now
that you brought that to my attention, I do remember that last season,
my big toe hurt so bad for about 3 or 4 days that it felt like I broke
it. Perhaps this was a case of the gout as I heard you can get it in
the big toe. I know it sure was painful. I'll have to see if it
happens again this tomato season but I sure hope not.

Rich



I've had gout. My doctor says the cause is excess uric acid from
protein metabolism combined with thiazide medications ("water pills")
taken to regulate blood pressure.

see http://arthritis.about.com/cs/gout/a/foodstoavoid.htm

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gout/DS00090


gloria p