@pfreeman61 Welcome to Mayo Connect! Your situation sounds concerning to you. @johnbishop offered you some sound advice.
I have gout issues, and frankly had not heard of pseudogout! My body has wierd things going on, anyway, and my uric acid levels caused gout problems. I take allopurinol to decrease that, but still find keeping a healthy diet to be critical for me. Overdoing it on sugary sweets can bring on my gout, as well as shellfish and pork products.

Here is a Mayo Clinic article on pseudogout that you might find helpful https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pseudogout/symptoms-causes/syc-20376983
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