Fight for fewer flares

Your’re doing all you know to rid yourself of painful gout flares. You take your medicine, watch your diet, stay active, and yes, sometimes even cross your fingers. Yet, although you’ve made progress, gout’s still sending you all-too-regular reminders of who’s really in control.

Gout is a chronic form of arthritis that is caused by a buildup of uric acid in your blood. As your uric acid level increases, so does your risk of having gout and painful gout attacks.

But if you decrease your uric acid level and keep it low, you can reduce your risk of future gout attacks. And, there are treatment options that may help get you there. If you want to fight for fewer flares, now is the time to take action.

There may be better ways to fight

If you’re still suffering from gout flares, it is time to take action. By now you may have taken your medicine, watched your diet, and stayed active, but gout is still sending you those all-too-regular reminders of who’s really in control. Talk to your healthcare professional about fighting for fewer flares over the long term by reducing the uric acid that causes them. With a better treatment plan, it may be a whole different fight.

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