[lawlorbr]

Hi Trev , Thanks for the reply, appreciate your insights, certainly am finding it difficult to cut back on the booze. On the plus side i have cut out meat and fish entirely, reduced cheese and egg intake.  I still have a few drinks at the weekend   -not normally as many as last weekend though!

Currently my UA levels are fluctuating between 5 and 6 – and im now on 300mg of AP. I was down to between 3 and 4 (holy grail of UA) for a few days the week before last- at the time I was on 200mg AP.  – im not really doing that much differently either  -although I got no exersize all through last week. Was working 12 hr nights.

-So back to long walks this week no alcohol and the 300mg AP – should hopefully get mu UA levels down again. At the mo im only having gouty twinges in my toes so not so bad.

Thanks again for the advice.

[lawlorbr]

I Guess It could be the alcohol  – It was 2 or 3 days after the drinking that my ankle started to swell though and my uric acid levels were averiging 3.5 until the attack started in earnest  – 3 days after.

I have managed to graph my uric acid measurements over the last month before AP, and during my gradual introduction 100mg one week 200mg 2nd week and 300mg  -just started on that.

here are the results – It looked as if all was going to plan until  the last few days!

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