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What Causes Elevated Uric Acid Levels?

I started on a 100 mg dose of allopurinol 3 days ago. A month ago, I has a severe gout attach on my left foot. Blood test showed elevated uric acid. The foot pain and swelling had healed. However, after starting the above dose of the drug, last night my left foot swelled up pretty bad with severe pain. I am taking pain killer - Tramadol HCL 50 mg. Is this severe pain episode normal in the beginning, or, am I supposed to stop taking Allopurinol immediately? Thanks for the reply.
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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it is used treat kidney stone and gout. uric acid level is increased in certain type of cancer and its treatment. can take colchicin and take diets containing antioxidant like tomato ginger carrot etc. can take analgesic like combiflam twice daily andapplyanalgesic ointment . can take few days rest.can stop taking allopurinol
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What Causes Elevated Uric Acid Levels?

it is used treat kidney stone and gout. uric acid level is increased in certain type of cancer and its treatment. can take colchicin and take diets containing antioxidant like tomato ginger carrot etc. can take analgesic like combiflam twice daily andapplyanalgesic ointment . can take few days rest.can stop taking allopurinol