i don't know if he ever had full blown gout, but he had his uric acid monitored for gout levels, his uric acid level never reached 9 or 10, but i don't know if he had joint discomfort from uric acid crystal buildup
that's why he siad, "look here, i don't have gout, because my uric acid isn't at blah blah" and dp said, "stevey, the only people who know their uric acid level are people who have gout"