Why do you still have gout attacks when you take uric acid-lowering drugs?

Uric acid reduction therapy can be called a milestone in the management of chronic gout. Effective control of uric acid levels can reduce the risk of acute gout attacks. However, in the initial stage of starting uric acid reduction treatment, the onset of acute gout tends to increase, resulting in some patients stopping drugs without authorization due to fear of pain or conscious ineffective treatment. However, this is not the case. Let’s look at the following: Why can gout attack occur in the process of reducing uric acid? We know that excessive uric acid load in the body will cause uric acid crystals to deposit around joints, thus causing the onset of acute or chronic gouty arthritis. Let’s make an Read More …

Uric acid is high, do you want to take medicine?

Rheumatologists or endocrinologists often meet patients who come to consult with physical examination reports in outpatient clinics, and a large part of this is due to the increase of uric acid in blood biochemical indexes. Some patients may ask: Doctor, my uric acid is high, is it gout? Do you want to take medicine? Some people will ask: Doctor, my uric acid has always been high, but I have never had arthralgia. Do you want to treat it? Then, this article will introduce to you the relationship between hyperuricemia and gout, and whether hyperuricemia should be treated or not. Is what hyperuricemia? Excessive production of uric acid in the body or decreased uric acid excretion function in the kidney may Read More …