Steve,
I recently got on G/C mix to aid with some hip pain that started a few years ago during chukar hunting. Seems to have helped.

I also had bad attack of gout in my left ankle that was as painful as anything I've experienced. The swelling and pain never quite went away since June, even though the doc put me on medication and anti-inflams. I did some internet searches on herbal remedies and tried black cherry juice and tabs to no apparent effect, then went on to try fish oil caps twice a day. By the second day the residual swelling was gone and nearly all the residual pain. I'm running a walking again for exercise where I couldn't before this.