I'm a physician and gout sufferer and am aware of no literature that support usage of bee venom therapy in treating acute or chronic gouty arthritis. Interestingly, I just entered a period of heel soreness, a prodrome to an acute attack. I was stung by a package bee I was installing on the front portion of that left ankle, and I can inform you it had no effect on my gouty prodrome. I do understand venom therapy is advocated by some on a daily basis for a more extended period, but I think I will pass on that. Sorry to add a vote of no confidence. I would like nothing more to be able to offer therapy to my patients with my bees. Medical ethics exclude recommending venom therapy for gout or any other condition at this time. Any physician who recommends venom therapy is not practicing evidence based medicine. As an aside, the medical literature touts raw honey as a possible precipitant of an acute gouty attack. I ignore them and put up with a sore heel. Regards, Michael Lescord, MD