I'm a long time gout sufferer, I have gout attack at least 3 - 5 times a year, and other time just sort of mild attack with soreness on the side of big toe.

I'm sorry to say, no supplements out there will help you to keep your uric acid level at bay. Contrary to what's being said online, majority are not true. The only way to keep your uric acid at bay is yourself. Your lifestyle is what determine your uric acid level.

Watch out for what you put in your tummy, and exercise more, keep yourself hydrated, get enough sleep everyday, reduce stress level, and do not starve yourself. Stay away from high purine food and alcohol. Search online for a list of high purine food to stay away.

Colchicine is only used for flare up, what it does it keep the swelling down and it's useless after a couple of days taking it. So, it will not reduce your uric acid.

Allopurinol is what you take to inhibit the production of uric acid in your body. Now, I will not recommend taking it at all as there are many side effect to it. The only reason one would have high concentration level of uric acid it is due to poor execration of uric acid in the first place. By stop it from producing more uric acid only addressing one part of the puzzle, but you still have the high level of concentration in your body that needs to be execrated out of your body.

But please do not mistaken, having high level of uric acid does not always causes gout flare up. There are people with uric acid level off the chart, yet they never have a gout attack in their lives at all. For those who are unfortunate, like you and myself, the only way for us to survive through it is to monitor our uric acid level.

In case you haven't realize, there are multiple things that cause gout flare up. And not all gout patients have the same trigger. You need to find out what's triggering the flare up. The only way to find out is by process of elimination. Believe it or not, outer trauma can also causes gout flare up, ie. stub your toe on the leg of a table or chair.

Gout is one of the annoyance in our lives that can cause more harm than good. It also affect our livelihood. If it starts to affecting your job, you should get a doctor letter for HR.

I'm sorry I don't have any magical cure for you. I, myself also battling gout for more than 10 years now. The way I keep it at bay is to be wise with what I put in my mouth, and stay away from alcohol, especially beer. I wish you all the best, and hope that you find a way to overcome this disease.

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