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What triggers a gout attack?

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Dr. Grace Torres-hodges answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Purine rich foods: Gout can be triggered by purine rich foods, diuretics or alcohol. It causes the body to have an increase in uric acid resulting from too much production or inability for the body to rid uric acid properly.

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

High purine food: Such as shellfish certain types of meats and alcohol increase the production of uric acid in the body. Get out occurs when the body cannot metabolize uric acid adequately. Medicines are taken to help get rid of the excess uric acid. If one counters this by eating foods that make more your casted then of course you are defeating the purpose of the medication. Hi was at York acid in the blood will c

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Elevated Uric acid: Which canbe from overproducing it or under excreting it. Food or medication is usually inciting factor.

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