I have suffered gout for 25 years.
You have been prescribed allopurinol to lower your uric acid levels, this however can initially trigger gout attacks hence the colchicine.
But colchicine has very nasty side effects when taken over a longish period (serious stomach upset). This is why it is very rarely prescribed these days. Naproxen is what I use, and don’t get any problems. Saying that I very rarely get attacks as I now know the triggers.
Dehydration
Stress at work
Not eating
Beer has never affected me and you quickly get to recognise the onset of an attack and a couple of tablets halts it.
To be honest it has never affected my life at all.
One tip which works for me is as much as it is absolute agony don’t sit around, go for a walk as it does tend to walk off quite well (supposing it’s in your toe) as mine always is.