About 7 years ago I was diagonsed with Gout (Early 30's). I've had attacks off and on (Last year about 3 times) and have about 3 this year already. It has seemed to get worse since most recently Indomethicin has been pretty uneffective. I haven't been able to shake the latest attack and haven't noticied anything odd in my diet. Does allopurinol help? What are the side effects? I really hate being tied to a pill everyday. Could this be a sign of kidney failure?