Mark Thorson > wrote:

>No. Since my big gout flare-ups in the autumn
>of 2000, I've always controlled my gout through
>prevention, which really is the only way to do it.
>That's how I became scrupulous about obeying the
>warning signs. The day before yesterday I woke up
>with a hint of pain in my foot which I recognized,
>and immediately went on the anti-gout diet.

One of the things I read is that an attack may be
predicted by minor sensations in the previously-affected
joint. (NOT the joint about to be subjected to an
attack.)

It may not be a general truth, but that happened to
me shortly before (days before) my second attack.
Coincidence? Maybe not.

Steve