There is a long-running "Gout Thread" on TD already:
https://teakdoor.com/health-fitness-a...ut-thread.html
Also, this site is very good:
https://sites.google.com/site/icuredmygout/
-Baking soda recommended to combat blood acidity; but people with high blood pressure or hypertension need to think about this.
As someone who used to get bad Gout attacks some years ago, I did a fair bit of research after the usual shite from Thai doctors regarding; "don't eat chicken, or "anything that flies". Utter rubbish.
I am very fit, play sports, etc, not overweight. Just prone to gout attacks, same as my Dad.
Firstly, you don't even need elevated Uric acid levels to get a gout attack. Crystals form at the joints as white blood cells attack "invading" uric acid, even small amounts can prompt this, depending on your genetic makeup and diet.
Alcohol, especially dark alcohol; whisky, port, brandy, etc (red wine for me) is a massive trigger for gout. Also processed meats; sausages, bacon (sorry), etc.
Some healthy foods like tomatoes (eg) have very high acid content (look at the pH values of foods supplied on the second link). Everyone is different, though booze and processed meats are a common trigger. Different foods also produce different blood sugar spikes in different people, which imo is also related to Gout.
For an attack of gout, I always found Voltaren and Colchicine to be the best reactive meds to stave it off quickly. Allopurinol as a pro-active long term med if you get high Uric acid.
I've been relatively gout-free now for over 10 years, with baking soda and just some small modifications to my diet. Enjoy a few beers at the weekend without any problems now also. As per the other running thread on this page; apple cider vinegar is also a good preventative gout measure, amongst other things.