Is there a way to lower my uric acid level besides a uric acid level?
Plenty of fluids - no alcohol, good diet, no shellfish. Yes,
Hydrocodone will ease the pain but the cause of the pain remains
which is the build up of uric acid crystals - yes crystals - in the
joints which is why it is so painful. The Japanese eat a lot of
seafood but it is particularly consumption of shellfish mainly
which seems to act as a trigger for attacks of gout. Allopurinol is
good for suppressing gout in the long term but it should not be
used for acute attacks as it causes an initial increase in uric
acid production before it stabilises it. Coca cola should make no
difference to it as although it is acidic due to carbonic acid it
would be neutralised during absorption into the body. Although your
body would take on an acid load , it compensates by regulating your
body pH by causing you to respire more frequently so getting rid of
more CO2 and H2O which are the constituents of carbonic acid -
HCO3- and H+