re: #94 sattv4u2

Not consistently. And alcohol (beer) isn’t a primary trigger since I’ve had flare-ups during a period when I wasn’t drinking at all.

Alcohol consumption for me is a on-and-off thing. Glass of wine now and then. A beer now and then, usually when out with friends. Harder stuff now and then when I’m in the mood. Mainly drink water, tea, and coffee (and a lot less of the last since work went back to the mass-consumption coffee packs that taste really awful.)

My personal opinion is that my flare-ups (usually in the fall) are a combination of less exercise (due to weather getting colder), vegetable consumption dropping a bit post harvest, and I suspect an increased consumption of seafood right around that time. Less one food kicking it off, then a combination of litte triggers pushing it over a threshold.

And since then I’ve definitely kept my water intake at a higher level and kept an eye out to keep myself properly hydrated. (Having a kidney stone or two bouncing around is another reason to keep up on that.)