Dr. Naval Mendiratta
Rheumatology
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Hello doctor,
I am suffering from gout. My uric acid level is 6.9. I also suffer from back rim pain and leg pain. How can I reduce my uric acid levels and what kind of food diet should I follow? Which food will reduce my uric acid?
Hi,
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Well, to be honest, uric acid of 6.9 is not very high and moreover in females, it very rarely causes arthritis unless it is post-menopause. Secondly, the pain due to uric acid is different and very unbearable. It usually causes swelling of one joint, associated redness and warmth and the pain is such no one ever forgets. So we need to look into other causes of your pain. As for the uric acid of 6.9, the best you can do is diet control and adequate water intake. Among the diet, avoid red meat seafood, soft drinks, and liquor. Increase the dairy product intake, more water, broccoli, and ginger. At this stage, I do not feel you need medicines for uric acid as we normally do not treat it till 9. And we need to investigate the reason for back pain and leg pain.
Thank you.
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