gout/foot/ankle swelling?
I was diagnosed with gout, after several attacks. Swelling, pain, etc. The dr. put me on Alluprionol, and I have not had a bad attack since. However, me feet and ankles still swell, and my legs get cramps, although not in the past couple of days. When I was diagnosed with gout, they also took my blood and urine and said everything was normal, except high uric acid. But when I google swelling of feet, ankles, edema comes up, saying liver, kidney problems, diabetes, HEART FAILURE, etc. I have not other symptoms. Could the alluprinol be causing the swelling, or could it be remnants of gout? thanks
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The gout and the edema would be signs of Kidney (energy system) deficiency in Chinese medicine, so the two are related medically. While it is possible to stimulate the kidneys to drain uric acid through diruetics, you may want to consider Kidney tonic herbs to restore your Kidney energy before other symptoms begin to appear. Here is some educational material on Gout and Chinese medicine: