Gout and stress

I have just suffered my second gout attack in four weeks. I use to get gout about four or five times a year. This is when I use to drink alot of alcohol. Since giving up the beer I have had only two attacks of gout, this one and the one four weeks ago. Over the last two months I have been under a quite alot of stress that I normally do not have to deal with. Therefore I believe that stress is a major factor in gout attacks. I am currently starting a coarse of herbal stress free tablets. I will update this in a couple of months and lat you know of my progress.