Do you have to take the medicine for uric acid for the rest of your life?

Clinical general uric acid lowering drugs do not necessarily need to be taken for life, through uric acid lowering treatment will be the uric acid to reach the standard after a long period of time without recurrence of the patient can stop the drug. It is recommended that patients with high uric acid should improve their diet and exercise properly while taking medication. Treatment of high uric acid drugs need to eat life-long need to be based on the patient’s specific situation, if the patient in a timely and regular treatment, the uric acid value of the standard value, and there is no recurrence of the phenomenon, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to stop the drug. If the patient’s uric acid value has not returned to normal, the drug can not be stopped. It is recommended that patients with high uric acid should adjust their diet in daily life and eat less spicy and stimulating food, such as chili peppers and onions, etc. Patients should eat less greasy food, such as fatty meat and lard. Patients are advised to eat less seafood because most seafood has high purine content, which may aggravate the patient’s condition. It is recommended that patients with elevated uric acid take medication under the guidance of a professional doctor, and should not stop taking medication on their own.