** Thanks for contacting with your health concern 1. Consult a rheumatologist for the condition since stopping/changing or decreasing the drug without first consulting with your attending physician may result in the flare-up of the disease. PS. He must be well versed with the side effects of uloric and will prescribe a safer alternative accordingly since raised uric acid could also be due to: . being overweight, having high cholesterol or any ongoing inflammatory disease. . any use of medicines taken for high blood pressure. . having a sedentary lifestyle and taking food rich in proteins like meat, wine, pulses. . In some patients due to some kidney problem, there is seen a rise in uric acid, thus please check with your kidney function test (urea & creatinine). 2. Take old rice,moong-arhar-masoor dal, white gourd, carrot, light exercise, lukewarm water,garlic-ginger mixed buttermilk. Avoid horse gram, peas, radish, curd,spicy-sour and heavy food, mushroom, turnip, daytime sleeping, excess physical exertion, black gram, sesame, meat, alcohol, excess grief.