Yes, I re-read those articles as well and they seem to say its a problem in the first 6 weeks and I'm i my 11th week. One thing those articles do not mention is dehydration which is one of the common triggers for gout and I am beginning to wonder if I brought this on myself by not drinking enough water. I've been so concerned about losing weight I think I might have been going overboard on avoiding salt and reducing my water weight, (if you remember I did have edema when I started this).

I have been ignoring all the advice I have been reading about drinking plenty of water on a LC diet. I drink maybe 2-3 cups of coffee a day and maybe one or two glasses of cold water or tea after sweating in a hot bath at night and that's about it. Also my skin is very dry.

Last night I drank a gallon of water and peed a lot this morning. I slept much better than I have in some time and the pain in my toe was almost gone and its been about 14 hours since I took a pain pill. I am going to continue to go heavy on water for a few days and try to flush out my system and see if that helps.