I don&#x27;t have any issues with salt at all. I have absolutely nothing against MSG, and have in the past loved eating food with MSG in it. It took me months of trial and error to figure out that MSG was the common ingredient that was causing me my pain.<p>&gt; Another question to ask yourself: do you get headaches when you eat blue cheese, parmesan, mushrooms, or tomatoes? Those are naturally intense sources of glutamic acid.<p>Other than mushrooms (which I also avoid religiously), none of the others listed cause gout for me.<p>Things that cause my gout relentlessly and quickly: asparagus, beans, legumes (peanuts included), mushrooms, MSG, bacon (specifically nitrites in it), pork (yes, I know bacon is pork), whey proteins, and almonds.