My blood type is B+. I had gout for years. Allopurinol is a cheap generic drug that lowers your uric acid and has very few side effects. A rash is the most common. Take it every day and you wont get a gout attack again.
What I found out later to my great chagrin is that as has been mentioned previously is that gout is associated with metabolic syndrome. My blood sugars and cholestrol were elevated. I had uncontrolled diabetes and heart disease. Had a heart attack and needed a triple by-pass. So I urge you to take your gout as seriously as a heart attack , as the saying goes. I know I just "should'ed" you but it comes from the heart . Pun intended
Ive shed quite a bit of weight and my blood sugars are in the low normal range now, admittedly with some assistance from the pharmaceutical industry. I know many on here will disagree with that approach but at least I am alive to be disagreed with.
I should also mention another fun thing I am dealing with is Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease aka "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" from a lifetime of carrying around extra pounds. This could eventually leave me needing a liver from a dead person if my excess weight is ignored.
See how awesome those extra pounds are? They can kill you slowly via diabetes, liver disease or a stroke all while making you suffer from gout or quickly via a heart attack.
