Everyone has different triggers. When I was first diagnosed with gout the doctor told me to give up beer, which I did for 2 years. It made no difference. I went back to drinking beer and eventually figured out that in my case gout is triggered by crustaceans, shellfish and spicy food. I still eat them, but much less than I used to. A doctor in Thailand also warned me to stay away from fish sauce, but that's a non issue since I don't use it anyway.