Low salt diet
Lower your salt intake when you are having an attack. If possiblemake it go as nearly to zero as you can.
I am suggesting that you should put yourself onto a low salt intakediet at least when you are having any kind of pain from gout. It isoften very hard to do that but it should allow the crystals to re-dissolve and allow them to be properly processed by your body. Solidsodium urate cannot be excreted. It must be dissolved first ant thenexcreted so the higher the level of salt in your system, the lowerthe threshold level for crystallization.
Long term I’m not sure yet but, there is a wealth of data suggestingthat a low salt diet should be used by people who have high bloodpressure. You can raise your blood pressure from 120/18 to 140/90,albeit temporarily, by eating a very salty meal. One of the tried andtrue treatments for high blood pressure is reduce salt.
Same goes for a gout attack. It will be good for your blood pressureand it will improve your margin to redissolve the crystals.