Have you ever sought a nutritionist’s for advice regarding gout?
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115(54%)
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98 (46%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor about not eating excessively foods
that contain high levels of uric acid, such as: meat, legumes?
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21 (9.9%)
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192 (90.1)
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Have you discussed with your doctor how to treat acute gout attacks?
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46 (21.6%)
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133 (62.4%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor about medications that can lower the
level of uric acid in the blood?
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47 (22.1%)
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166 (77.9%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor about the ideal level of uric acid
in the blood that should be achieved after treatment for gout?
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32 (15%)
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181 (85%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor about how long you should continue
taking the treatment?
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29 (13.6%)
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184 (86.4%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor how to prevent gout attacks?
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47 (22.1%)
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166 (77.9%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor about adopting healthy lifestyle
choices, such as eating moderate amounts of red meat, legumes, and
shrimp, to reduce the level of uric acid in the blood (in addition to
taking medication)?
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24 (11.3%)
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158 (74.2%)
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Have you discussed with your doctor about stopping smoking?
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84 (50%)
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84 (50%)
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