Can dropping blood uric acid too fast trigger gout?

Gout may be triggered by too rapid a drop in blood uric acid. Gout is an inflammation of the joints caused by the deposition of urate crystals in the joints and surrounding soft tissues. However, lowering uric acid too quickly will cause the urate crystals in the joints to dissolve rapidly into urate particles, which in turn will cause local inflammation and lead to gouty attacks, so lowering blood uric acid too quickly may trigger gout. For gout triggered by too rapid a decrease in blood uric acid, it is recommended to control the rate of uric acid reduction, so after taking uric acid-lowering drugs, patients’ blood uric acid levels should be closely monitored so that the blood uric acid can gradually and slowly decline. It is recommended that gout patients go to the rheumatology and immunology department, endocrinology department and other related departments in regular hospitals, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment.