If you have gout, it is important to get your uric acid levels tested regularly.  This is important for a couple of reasons.  First, if you are taking medication, or even natural remedies to lower uric acid levels, you want to make sure that they are actually working.  You also want to make sure that you are maintaining a healthy uric acid level – too much uric acid and gout can occur (bad) – too little uric acid and neurological issues can occur (rare, but worse).

Second, uric acid levels can fluctuate wildly, from day to day, even hour to hour.  A blood test gives you a snapshot of what your uric acid level is at that moment.  You could be having a good day and your uric acid level is low.  This might make you feel as though you do not need to take so much medication and scale back.  Unfortunately, this will likely result in a gout attack.
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