On 1/30/2012 6:44 PM, sf wrote:

> Gout is not off topic in a food group because food triggers it and it
> can be controlled by not eating certain things. Unfortunately,
> everyone has their own personal triggers and if you're going to
> control your gout by your diet - you need to figure out what they are.
> My husband figured out that shellfish triggered his gout and he has
> also cut way back on red meat, which was a contributing factor. So
> between not eating one and limiting the other, he hasn't had an attack
> in years. Other people just take a pill and eat whatever they want.

A guy I work with has it and his trigger is salt.