What to do about Very Mild Gout

[James]

43 y/o male diagnosed 2010 with uric acid at 9.5. Only had one attack which led to the diagnosis. The pain was so intense I ended up in the ER thinking I broke my foot unknowingly. I am on Allopurinol 300 mg per a day. My last uric acid test (just a week ago)) was 6.7. I know this is not ideal, but it isn’t bad either. I would like to stop taking the Allopurinol. MY worry is I do not want to get older and have major attacks. What are natural ways I can keep my uric acid down? I eat pretty clean. Fish 2-3x a week, red meat on avg 1x every 2 weeks. I do eat mushrooms which I know is not recommended on a gout diet. I can not tolerate Cherry Juice. I pretty much drink 90oz of water a day. Again, I do not appear to have any symptoms/complications of gout. I do have a cough though from the Allopurinol. It seems the drug causes more problems for now at least if I did nothing. I did stop taking it for a year, and just restarted two weeks ago. Due to dr. retiring and not having a refill. Had no problems.

[Keith Taylor]

Hi James,

Getting uric acid safe from 9.5 without medicines is not easy. If you’re prepared to log in to the gout forums, start keeping your Personal Gout Profile, and post to the forum several times a week, it might be possible. You will need to be very vigilant, and be prepared to spend a lot of time trying to find your best food and lifestyle options.

I’m happy to help you every step of the way, but I have to say I’m not confident. I’ve offered this help to hundreds of gout sufferers who say they don’t want to take allopurinol or other uric acid lowering medicine. As soon as they see that it is going to take some effort, they loose interest. I hope you are different, James.

Personally, I go for the easy allopurinol option. For me, this works fine, but I’d love to work with other gout sufferers who want to find natural ways to reduce uric acid. To try and convince you, I have to point out that the slight gout symptoms you are experiencing now will definitely get worse if you don’t get uric acid below 6. You probably won’t notice for several years, but you are bound to be less able to cope than you are now.

There are 2 or 3 easy things you can change, and several more that we can investigate. You’ll need regular uric acid tests and an open mind.

Let me know if this makes sense to you, Jim. How much time per week are you prepared to commit to working with me on a natural treatment plan for your gout?

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