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Can gout be cured?
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Not: Most people how have gout have all the time, you minimize the symptoms by adhere to diet and take medications and avoid aggravating factors.
Answered 11/15/2020
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With medicine: Gout is "curable" by medication which works up to 90% of the time to lower uric acid, but the medicines must be taken long term. New data suggests that some people can eventually stop meds.
Answered 2/9/2017
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Can you tell me how I could cure my gout or at least control it?
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I fasted mainly on bread & water for religious reasons about a month and a half. For the first time in my life my urine exam showed uric acid crystals. I followed a gout diet since and uric acid in blood is 4.0, normal. Can gout be cured in my case?
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