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dgalati,

I too have had a nephrectomy; 7yrs ago. I also have high cholesterol and did take Lipitor, and YES taking Statins can cause flares, in 2 % of patients. I am taking Lovaza, (prescription fish oil) I've just started a couple of weeks ago, so Im not sure if its helping yet or not.  I am a 42 female, and have gout for over 10 yrs now. I was told when I was just 22 that some day I would have gout, because of my high uric acid, which currently is above 9, and has been forever. Just in the past 2 mo I have had 5 flares and just in the past year at least 15 if not more (I lost count).  I have been on Allopurinol for 5 yrs, and just recently visited a Rheumatologist actually 2 days ago.  She told me that my management is not sufficient, and that I need to be taking more Allopurinol, I am currently on 300 mg everyday, and take indomethacin as needed. Because of the one kidney I am scared to take too much of the indo, but she told me I need to take the full amount when I first notice an attack, 2 25 mg 3 times a day, and then has added Colchicine 2 times daily, she will be increasing the Allopurinol when my kidney function comes back.   She also wants me to take prednisone for flares, because of the side effects, she has told me that I could just take 60 mg the first day of an attack, and that should stop it.  I am so hoping that this treatment will work for me.  So I would suggest you and everyone with recurrent gout should visit a Rheumatologist, or some other healthcare provider that actually knows about gout, because I was being treated the “old fashioned” way.  I realize that some home remedies work for others, but not for everyone, and usually what you eat is only a small portion of an gout flare.  One more thing, Allopurinol helps protect the kidney's (KIDNEY), from stones, and damage.

I hope this will help you 🙂

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