is allopurinol worth?
I'm 59. In the last year, for the first time in my life I had 2-3 gout flare, very mild: swolen toe barely visible, light pain when walking but bearable.
My uric acid level was around 7/8 constantly in the last 3 years.
I was diagnosticated by the doctor, with some pain killer flares went away in few days.
Now the doctor prescribed Allopurinol for some months, but he was skeptical: he was more inclined to prescribe diet and lifestyle change
The thing is: I don't eat read meat, eat a lot of vegetable, I have 1 or 2 beer per week max, which I can cut, walk 7K steps per day, my BMI is 27, slightly overweight and don't exercise a lot. My cholesterol/try are also a little high.
So: yes I can change a little my lifestlye. don't know if it will help, but on top of all:
is it worth to take Allo?? for months?