How to prevent uric acid stones?

  The key to preventing uric acid stones is to increase urine volume, raise the pH of urine and reduce the formation and excretion of uric acid in 3 ways.  (1) Drink a lot of water: keep the daily urine volume above 2000ml.  (2) Alkalinize urine: maintain the pH of urine between 6.5 and 6.8. You can give sodium potassium hydrogen citrate (Yolite) 1~2g, 3 times/d, potassium citrate 2~3g or sodium potassium citrate 3~6g, 2~3 times/d, or sodium bicarbonate 1.0g, 3 times/d. (3) Reduce the formation of uric acid: for increased blood uric acid or uric acid, take 300mg/d of allopurinol orally. Folic acid can inhibit xanthine oxidase activity more effectively than allopurinol. 5mg/d of oral folic acid is recommended.