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What Causes Swollen Toes?
hi,I am a male,46yrs old,ht-5-7 ,wt.70kg.I had develop big toe {lt.}swelling last afternoon.Ihad similiar complaints two months back.at that time ,my uric acid level was 8.6.with the advice of my doctor{ortho}I had control my diet&taken tab zyloric&tab ebuxo-80 MG. now it has re occur again what should i do?with the advice of same doctor,same medicine i am continuing.please advice.
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Hello,
Gout, which is the name of the condition you are suffering from commonly recurs.
- You will need to keep monitoring your diet and uric acid levels
- Continue with your doctors advise; it will help make sure that these recurrences are further apart.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
Gout, which is the name of the condition you are suffering from commonly recurs.
- You will need to keep monitoring your diet and uric acid levels
- Continue with your doctors advise; it will help make sure that these recurrences are further apart.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
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