Anyone with low uric levels but still getting flares?
I've been on allo for 2 years now and it has basically saved my life. That said I occasionally still get flares (last was a month ago and last a few weeks because my guard was down so missed the colch window). And I am still getting just tiny foot discomfort on and off here and there.
I'm on 400mg Allo, and when we bumped from 300 to 400 my uric acid barely budged downwards (it's in the 4's I believe, my high was around 7). My doc agrees to go up to 500mg of I want but could tell he hesitated to offer it as I'm already so low.
Would like to know if I am in a 'just deal with it's phase of gout or if I should be more attentive to my triggers indefinitely. I was sort of under the impression I could be flare free if I got the right allo dose but maybe that is unrealistic given how others here seem to focus on trigger foods/drinks. I was very focused on them in the early days but less so now thanks to allo. Thx.
Here are my numbers: Uric acid trend (mg/dL): Mar 28, 2024: 6.7 May 31, 2024: 6.9 Aug 14, 2024: 5.3 Sep 30, 2024: 5.0 May 19, 2025: 4.9 Jul 25, 2025: 4.1 Dec 12, 2025: 4.1 Apr 6, 2026: 4.0
Reference range: approximately 3.3–8.0 mg/dL Overall trend: 6.7 → 4.0 mg/dL over about two years, with the largest drop occurring between May and August 2024, followed by a gradual decline and stabilization around 4.0–4.1 mg/dL.