Steve
Beans can be especially bad for gout/ An attack can be brought on by any number of things and not always the same for each person. My worst attacks are from shellfish &/or alchohol (especially beer). Diet is key, I went to no meats (except chicken occasionally), no dairy, no caffiene, no alcohol. No major attacks for 2 years, not much fun either but it beats ever having a full blown attack again. No meds at the current time, have used colchecine when having an attack. Good luck.