Another important therapy is plenty of fluids (non-alcoholic). I found that my gout attackes primarily occurred during the summer because I get partially dehydrated. Alcohol makes gout worse because when you metabolize booze, it takes water out of your system and concentrates the uric acid.

I have been suffering from gout for about 33 years now, with
period in crisis and gout that wouldn’t leave my body.
Now I can honestly say I have learned a lot about this disease and how to live with it and all the limits it imposes, specially with food and liquid intake.
I always stayed away from alcool so I tought I would be fine but It was not so easy.
In a way, gout has forced me to discipline myself toward healthy food and good habits.
The biggest advice I could give with all my years of painful experience is this:
In the last three months, I gave up coffee. HUGE improvement!
Second thing I gave up: refined sugar.
And the third thing, I stop eating and that was the worst for gout is cheese. I completly stop having stifness in my toes.
It was a matter of improving my quality of life and with the help and encouragment of my husband, it was much easier cause he stop too.
If you feel it is too hard, you can replace any of those item by better ones, like real green tea, fruits and avocado.
The rewards are endless because I was trying to stop the presence of gout and I ended up with better mood, clearer skin, less trip to the bathroom to pee, better sleep,etc…

Hope these coments helps you too.