This whole incident has been kind of frustrating to me. I have never had gout before, no one in my family to my knowledge has had gout or anything more than mild arthritis. I've always been a big coffee drinker and before I started this WOE, the canned Starbucks Double Shots + Energy and other various caffeine stoked energy / coffee drinks were part of my daily staple. I have no doubt that my intake of caffeine has gone way down because I discontinued the energy drinks.

I think what Jay said that it being a wonder that every joint didn't hurt is probably true - or perhaps would have been true based on where I was headed. Unless it comes back, I'm going to assume I brought this condition on myself by restricting my fluids so much. I figure I've been running 3-4 quarts low on water, so far as I can tell. Also I've been taking hot baths every night and sweating off as much as I can stand. I'm going to stop that too.