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Does Intake Of Arginine And Citrulline Supplements Increase The Uric Acid Levels?

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Posted on Mon, 21 Mar 2016
Question: will taking l citrulline + l arginine supplements increase uric acid level?

so taking arginine in isolation will increase uric acid but taking in combination with citrulline is safe?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
arginine may cause problems

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

arginine supplementation may cause problems to your uric acid, including gout. Although citrulline and arginine metabolism are connected, there are no reports I that I know that this supplement causes uric acid elevation.

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (11 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no...

Detailed Answer:
That's not what I meant...
Arginine supplementation whether taken alone or in combination with citrulline may cause uric acid increases.
Citrulline is not supposed to do so.

I hope it's more clear now!

Kind Regards!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis

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Does Intake Of Arginine And Citrulline Supplements Increase The Uric Acid Levels?

Brief Answer: arginine may cause problems Detailed Answer: Hello, arginine supplementation may cause problems to your uric acid, including gout. Although citrulline and arginine metabolism are connected, there are no reports I that I know that this supplement causes uric acid elevation. Kind Regards!