The website listed below is selling a product I have not tried, therefore I have no opinion of it's effectiveness.
In doing a little more research on gout I'm finding more and more that diet, although important is not the most significant cause of gout. Below is a statement I found at the web site uloric.com.
" When it comes to gout, diet is just one part of the story, and it comes into the picture differently than you might expect. Despite popular mis-perceptions, diet is not the root cause of gout. However, it is one of many things that can trigger gout attacks in people who already have high uric acid levels. Gout isn't caused by the foods you eat or the beverages you choose. It's caused by a buildup of uric acid in your blood. "
This site talks about the importance of treating the cause, not just the pain. I know that when I'm in the middle of a gout attack all I want to do is get the pain to stop. Then when it finally does I conclude that the treatment worked. That may not be the case. Just because the pain is gone the cause of the pain is just waiting there for the right conditions to attack again.
As far as diet goes the research suggests that diet is only about 1/3rd the cause of uric acid production and that your body produces the other 2/3rds of uric acid acid on its own. So if your body is already producing high levels of uric acid then you add a big plate of shrimp to your diet you have just pushed the levels too high and the "Gout Monster" is on its way!
Well thats all for now, stay gout free and healthy.
1 comment:
Your quote from Uloric (a brand name for febuxostat, which is a new alternative to allopurinol) is good, but I do not think it tells the full story.
Yes, uric acid is the culprit, and you have to know your uric acid level, and get it checked frequently. But it pays to know why uric acid is raised.
If it's genetic, there is not much you can do other than meds.
If it is caused by meds for another condition, there might be alternatives.
If it is caused by bad diet, then correcting your diet often gets uric acid under control.
Often, you just do not know, but you might be able to take uric acid lowering drugs like Uloric at the same time as you try to improve a bad diet so you are not adding to the excess uric acid that is already causing you pain.
Also, before you start febuxostat or allopurinol, it is a good idea to get a 24-hour urine test. If this shows that you have high uric acid because you do not excrete enough, then you have the alternative of uricosuric meds like probenecid.
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