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How Can Painful Gout In The Ankles Be Treated?

My32 year old son seems to have periodic painful gout in both ankles and he is being told to seek help from a kidney specialist because of a possible over secretion of uric acid. tomorrow he will be seeing an Orthopedic Dr. Im trying to bbbconnect the dots any advice?
Sat, 1 Dec 2018
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Hello,

You have not mentioned the uric acid levels of your son.Sometimes gout is caused because of eating a diet rich in purine like red meat, shell fish etc.You must first assess the diet of your son.

Sometimes the body produces too much uric acid and in that case he has to be investigated by a renal specialist.He may have to be put on allopurinol for a few months to reduce his uric acid levels.

Meanwhile he can take an over the counter painkiller like naproxen to relieve pain.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Nazma.amman, General & Family Physician
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How Can Painful Gout In The Ankles Be Treated?

Hello, You have not mentioned the uric acid levels of your son.Sometimes gout is caused because of eating a diet rich in purine like red meat, shell fish etc.You must first assess the diet of your son. Sometimes the body produces too much uric acid and in that case he has to be investigated by a renal specialist.He may have to be put on allopurinol for a few months to reduce his uric acid levels. Meanwhile he can take an over the counter painkiller like naproxen to relieve pain. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Nazma.amman, General & Family Physician