ULORIC & a Healthy Diet

Ever overindulge in certain foods or have a cocktail or two, only to wake up with a throbbing, painful toe…and a lot of guilt? It's a situation that many gout sufferers can relate to. And, it may also be why changing diet is often one of the first things that people try when it comes to managing their gout.

What Role Does Diet Play in Causing My Gout?

When it comes to gout, diet is just one part of the story, and it comes into the picture differently than you might expect. Despite popular misperceptions, diet is not the root cause of gout. However, it is one of many things that can trigger gout attacks in people with gout who already have high uric acid levels.

Gout isn't caused by the foods you eat or the beverages you choose. It's caused by a buildup of uric acid in your blood.

Most people are able to rid their bodies of uric acid. But, if your body produces too much uric acid and/or has a difficult time getting rid of uric acid, it builds up in your blood to higher-than-healthy levels. If you have gout, high uric acid can lead to more attacks.

ULORIC and a Healthy Diet to Help Control Uric Acid

If you notice that you have gout attacks after eating certain foods or drinking certain beverages, you should talk with your healthcare professional about what kind of dietary changes are right for you. After all, if avoiding high-purine foods that seem to trigger your attacks helps, it's certainly worthwhile to make the change. But, you should be aware that diet changes alone will not typically be enough to get rid of the buildup of uric acid in the body to help reduce gout attacks.

In most cases, even the strictest low-purine diet has been shown to reduce uric acid levels by about 1 mg/dL—a good thing, for sure, but typically not enough to reach a healthy level (less than 6 mg/dL).

ULORIC helps control the root cause of gout by stopping the body from turning purines into uric acid.

ULORIC was shown to be effective in lowering uric acid in adults with gout to healthy levels (less than 6 mg/dL). In fact, in clinical studies patients who took ULORIC 80 mg cut their uric acid levels by almost 50%.
Learn more about ULORIC. Talk to your healthcare professional about how ULORIC and a healthy diet fit into your gout treatment plan.