Patients many of the times will say," I have gout, it only bothers me several times a years...so I do not take anything daily for it."
It is important to treat gout as a chronic disease. Gout is caused by increase uric acid levels in the blood. Patients are either unable to secrete or over producers of uric acid. 90% of patients are under able to secrete the acid.
Uric acid levels need to be assessed before short term and long term treatment can be instituted. A patient should have uric acid levels in their blood less than 8 mcg/dl.
If your level is higher it is important to have levels decreased through diet and medication. Allopurinol is a long term treatment medication that decreases the level of uric acid in your blood.
Why treat gout? Uric acid levels that are elevated over years can cause substantial arthritis within your joints and cause systemic damage.
If you have gout see you health care professionals.
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