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Uric acid level is 10
Hi My uric acid level is 10 . I am experiencing minor pain in fingers joint. Please suggest if I should start medication to.lower down or I can try to reduce it naturally ? Thanks
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Dear Sir, Kindly start tablet. Febustat 80mg once a week x 15 days Repeat Serum Uric acid level after 15-20 days Go on low purine diet.
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Acceptable Food - Avoid or limit alcohol. Alcohol increases purine production, leading to higher uric acid levels in your blood and urine. - Limit meat to 3 ounces per meal. - Limit high-fat foods such as salad dressings, ice cream, fried foods, gravies, and dressings. Fat holds onto uric acid in your kidneys. -Eat enough carbohydrates. They help your body get rid of extra uric acid. - If you are overweight, lose weight gradually. Rapid weight loss can increase uric acid levels. - Drink 8 to 12 cups of fluid every day to help reduce kidney stone formation. - Don't take baker's or brewer's yeast as a supplement. Foods to Avoid Sweetbreads, anchovies, sardines, liver, kidneys, brains, meat extracts, herring, mackerel, scallops, gravies, goose, heart, mincemeat, mussels, Meat gravies, baker's and brewer's yeast, alcohol, and meat stock-based soups (such as bouillon, broth, and consomme). High-fat desserts such as ice cream, cookies, cakes, pies, doughnuts, and chocolate Mincemeat pie.Limit high-fat cooking, incluing au gratin, fried foods, and cream sauces. Limit to 2 servings per week. whole-grain breads and cereals, wheat germ, bran and oatmeal Limit high-fat breads like pancakes, French toast, biscuits, muffins, and French fries. FOOD TO CHOOSE - All enriched breads, cereals, rice, noodles, pasta, and potatoes Limit to 2 servings per week. whole-grain breads and cereals, wheat germ, bran and oatmeal. Beef, lamb, veal, pork, poultry, fish, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, and low-fat cheese. Salt, herbs, spices, and condiments Carbonated drinks, coffee, cocoa, and tea. Soups made with low-fat milk and vegetable-based broth. Limit to 3 teaspoons daily: butter, margarine, oils and mayonnaise  Gelatin, ice milk, vanilla wafers, angel food cake o Low-fat frozen yogurt
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you  in detail. -Control  Hypertension, Diabetes or  metabolic disorder, if there is any. -Any way it may be tried, --. Dolokind Plus (Mankind) [Aceclofenac100 mg +Paracetamol 350 mg] 1 tab. OD & SOS. X 5 days. --. Caldikind plus  (Mankind) 1 tab OD x 10 days. -(You may need help of your local doctor to get these medicines.) --. Fomentation with warm water. Let the part not be exposed to cold. --. Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding. --. Use no pillow under the head. --. Avoid painful acts & activities. -- .Do mild exercises for the affected part.( neck and shoulders and hands). --.(Take help of physiotherapist or you can visit my YouTube channel Dr. N. C. Gupta and watch 'Me & My Yoga' and 'Yoga Simplified'. https://youtube.com/channel/ucpeqc6b1ywzwin048jsu6rw --Do not ignore, let it not become beginning of a major problem. --Do ask for a detailed treatment plan. Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines. --For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital. --Wish you a quick recovery & good health. --I hope, I have solved your problem to your satisfaction.  Dr N C Gupta MS (ortho)
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Take medicine febuxostat 80mg once at night for 1month and repeat uric acid levels.
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U should start medication along with dietary changes
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First you need to find out why is it high.
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Consult a physician and get yourself examined and take further advise.
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