[Lennon Roberts]

Looking back at what you said, i actually tested my uric acid a week after stopping Allopurinol, so it may be the cause of the low result.

What i am planning to do is continue my vege diet wait a couple months and then retest my Uric Acid level i will also retest if my gout flares up again.

Then i would know if it is indeed gout and not some other type of arthritis…which leads me to my other question..from your knowledge..if i have another gout attack does this mean that my UA level will be high if i test?

Thank you a lot for the information and website, i actually know a lot more about gout now, after i’m done with my plan maybe i can get my dad to follow a gout management plan more seriously.

[Lennon Roberts]

A lab test with blood from the arm, go the result back in 24hrs, it cost me $8 US

300mg allopurinol I took on both occasions

name of the anti inflammatory – dexamethasone 0.5mg , the first time i went on treatment it was 3 times a day then when i resumed taking the allopurinol a week later it was once at night. It worked quite well

………………….dont worry you’re not being nosy

[Lennon Roberts]

I have not discussed it with my doctor yet.

I had gouty symptoms for about 2 weeks before i visited the doctor, stiffness was my worst symptom, the pain and swelling were tolerable.

I was prescribed Allopurinol (1 pill twice daily) along with an anti inflammatory for 5 days on the 19th March 2015.

After taking it all i still had gouty symptoms, (I was still consuming meat during this period, my doctor told me to stay away from pineapples and hot sauce not meat,alcohol.. etc). I decided to do some research myself and reduced my intake of meat,fish, alcohol tho im not really a drinker (2 beers in 3 months).

After about a week of swelling and pain, I went back on the allopurinol and anti inflammatory once a day for 5 days. By the end of this course i had significant improvement. I also noticed that when i cut out meat i almost felt no pain the following day. Therefore i decided to go full vege.

After being on the vege diet for a week i tested my uric acid blood level five days ago and it was 2.4mg/dl

[Lennon Roberts]

My uric acid levl is 2.4 ml/dl..how is this possible..i have been on the vege diet for week and i have been off allpurinol for about 3 wks now. Wen i came off meat the following day my gout significantly inproved. What lvl of uric acid do u have to be at to get gouty symtoms..was i misdiagnosed?

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