High Uric Acid Levels

[BklynBoy81]

I've had High uric acid Levels before Tx and while Txing...  I'm having problems with my back it might be Kidney stones.. I'm going to get an Ultrasound to make sure... Is the high uric acid level the cause of my back pain??
How can i lower these levels?? The pain is in the right side kidney area... If it is kidney stones what do i do?? The study nurse might tell me to stop Tx... and i dont want this to happen.. Please help!! thank you!!

TippyClubb funny you mention high uric acid levels!!!

[HectorSF]

Thanks for the info! I will have to learn more about this.

I've been trying to reducing my uric acid levels for years now. I have been changing my diet and get a 24 hour urine test a couple of times of year to make sure it is under control.

My cirrhosis is the biggest factor cutting my odds of therapy working plus as of now I don't have enough platelets to due therapy. I go down into the teens at about 12 weeks. So I'm stuck for now.

Appreciate the info and will read up on uric acid and HCV.

Hectorsf

[CoWriter]

5 hours after eating ....that's a random blood sugar.  Normal is below 120.

Co

[apache1]

My uric acid has come back down after EOT

uric acid before tx, was 7.1...
during tx, uric acid jumped around between 8.4- 9.5
IR,  homa1.6_   glucose 67-80 (most blood draws around 78)

8 weeks post eot blood draw, my uric acid is now at an all time Low, 5.8...  
Glucose went up by 10. not-fasting,but nothing to eat/drink5 hours(as usual) 90...
Probably not significant.

apache

[BklynBoy81]

HectorSF thank you for that info i heard kidney stones can be the worse pain ever and i hope it doesn't happen to me.. with my luck im gonna be in the hospital real soon...
I need to drink more water then i already im.. will do... i dont know if i have a family history of kidney stones.. i really dont think so.. that actually the one thing i never heard anybody in my family having but i will talk to some of them today... the back pain is under the rib cage area definitely the kidney area and im pretty sure its kidney stones..
the pain is like a 3 i think maybe more...

Cowriter i have not check yet if im insulin resistant... im gonna make appointment today with the doctor.. one thing im responding pretty well with the HCV treatment.. my 2 week blood test came back UND... I have not checked since than and i did shot 8 yesterday.. when i talk to doctors its like talking to a wall they dont listen u tell them one thing they do the other... i made the appointment for monday nothing sooner...
thank you for the info and the studys...

sorry i dont reply sooner it takes me mad long to type and i feel like im brain dead with the TX lol i cant spell small azz words... other wise i m feeling good still.. i will keep u guys posted... had the ultrasound today results in 1 or 2 days

[CoWriter]

Great suggestions!


"I have had at least 12 uric acid kidney stones"
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Have you been checked to see if you're insulin resistant?

Because uric acid is associated with insulin resistance....and many cirrhotics are insulin resistant.  

(See my previous posts).  

And if you do have IR.....improving insulin sensitivity (with diet, exercise, meds), can slow down the liver damage.


"Don't worry you can be on HCV treatment and have kidney stones. They are totally separate and do not interact in any way"
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They do if they're uric acid stones.

Co

[CoWriter]

"I do drink alot of Grape Juice it has alot of vitamin C also.."
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Let me put it this way....

Sugar>>>insulin resistance>>hyperinsulinemia>>>poor response to Hep C treatment.

Co