1 I've got that damned crap. Too bad I can't stand coffee....

2 If it's any consolation, the jury seems out on whether the coffee does anything, or it is something like the fact that the coffee expedites other actions which help flush out problems (if you get my drift). Sorry to hear that you've got gout! I quite honestly thought it was only found in historical novels at this point (look at me, with inflamed tendons, "tennis elbow" and a possible torn rotator cup! And the dang grass keeps growing in the lawn too!)