The Real Cause Of The Gout That Won't Go Away — It Was Never Just Because Of Your Diet 

By Dr. Larry Edwards, MD - Rheumatology & Uric Acid Disorders 

Last Updated: March 14th, 2026 

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In my 15 years as a rheumatologist, I've spent most of my time treating men who suffer with gout. Here's what most of them come walking into my office telling me.

 

They suffer with gout attacks and they've already tried changing their diet. Cutting out the beer, the shellfish, the red meat — yet the gout flares still kept coming back.

 

So they went back to their doctor, just to be told that the diet changes weren't enough — and instantly prescribed them with Allopurinol.

 

No investigation into why the diet changes didn't work. No explanation into what's actually been causing the gout this entire time.

That's exactly how Gary suffered when he had his first gout attack at 51.

 

He did what his doctor told him;

Cut out the beer, the shellfish, the red meat. Yet the flares still kept coming back.

 

He went back to his doctor and was told that the diet changes weren't enough — and started prescribing him with Allopurinol instantly.  

 

Gary resisted. Because he'd already watched his father take that same medication for over a decade. 

 

Numbers looked fine on paper. Doctor was satisfied. But the flares never went away — his father spent years on that medication just to manage the gout. Never fixing it. 

 

That's when he started doing his own research which allowed him to find out what's been causing it this entire time. 

 

Here's what he has to say: 

"After I understood what was causing the gout and what I had to do to fix it — everything changed."

So here's exactly what I'm about to explain to you in this article today. 

What's Been Causing The Gout This Entire Time?

The real cause of the gout this entire time was NEVER a diet problem. It's actually caused by a drainage failure happening inside the kidneys. 

 

Let me explain; 

Your kidneys are responsible for filtering and clearing uric acid out of your body every single day. 

In a body functioning normally, that system works, the uric acid gets filtered and cleared out.

 

But in most men who suffer with gout, the kidneys start reabsorbing excess uric acid back into the bloodstream instead of clearing it. 

With nowhere to go, that uric acid starts to crystallise, that's when it starts to form into those needle-shaped crystals that deposit directly into the soft tissues surrounding your joints.

 

And when your immune system detects those crystals, it starts to attack. That attack is the flare. The swelling. The heat. The pain.

 

The cause of the gout this entire time were those crystals that have been deposited right inside the soft tissues of your joints, compounding over months. 

 

And what's been causing those crystals? The kidney drainage failure that no one ever told you about. 

 

So now you might be wondering.. what have the diet changes been doing? 

What Have The Diet Changes Been Doing? 

The diet changes weren't the wrong move. But they were never the full solution.

 

All they actually did was reduce how much new uric acid your body produces. That helps your bloodwork numbers slightly. It prevents new crystals from forming. 

 

That's it. 

  • It doesn't fix the kidney drainage failure. 
  • It doesn't dissolve the crystals already sitting inside your joints. 
  • It never stopped the inflammatory response those crystals keep setting off.

That's why the flares kept coming back — no matter how clean you ate.

 

And Allopurinol? It's designed to block the pathway that produces more uric acid in your body. Helps lower the number on your bloodwork. But the crystals already inside the joint? Still there. Still triggering every single flare.

 

That's why Gary's father took that medication for over a decade and never got free from the gout. If he ever got off Allopurinol even just for a few days, the gout flares would eventually come back. 

 

That's because he was managing those attacks — not actually fixing the cause at its root. 

So, What Actually Fixes It?

To actually fix the cause of the gout flares at the root, three things need to happen inside your body, all at the same time; 

  1. Drain and clear the backed-up uric acid from the kidneys — Fix the drainage failure at the source. So uric acid stops accumulating and actually has somewhere to go.
     
  2. Dissolve and clear the crystals already inside the joints — The ones that have been sitting there triggering every single flare. This is the part that diet changes and Allopurinol were never designed to do.
     
  3. Calm the inflammatory response those crystals keep setting off — Until the inflammation is addressed directly, the immune system will continue to attack. 

And until all three problems are addressed, nothing is going to change.

After explaining all of this to my patients, more and more men start asking me the same question; 

"Now that I know what's actually going on — what can I take to fix all three of these at the same time?"

And for a long time, I didn't have an answer. 

 

That's when I came across NatureOrigins PURGE Uric Acid. 

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Why NatureOrigins PURGE Uric Acid?

After going through hundreds of medical articles and health forums, NatureOrigins PURGE Uric Acid is the only formula I recommend.

 

That's because it contains 5 natural ingredients that work together to address all three problems at the same time; 

  • Chanca Piedra — Drains and clears the backed-up uric acid from the kidneys.
  • Celery Seed Extract — Regulates how much new uric acid the body produces.
  • Montmorency Tart Cherry — Helps dissolve and clear the crystals already deposited inside the joints.
  • Parsley Extract — Reinforces kidney drainage and calms the inflammation from the crystals.
  • BioPerine® — Increases absorption of every ingredient by up to 30%.

Something that diet changes and Allopurinol were never designed to do.

But before I even recommended this formula to any of my patients, I had to get it verified.

 

So that's what I did, Here's the results; 

NatureOrigins PURGE is manufactured in an FDA-registered facility in the USA. 100% natural ingredients. No additives. No GMOs. No artificial fillers. All 5 ingredients combined in one formula. 

That's when I knew this wasn't just another supplement that slaps "uric acid support" on the label and call it a day. 

 

Every ingredient inside each formula targets a specific part of the problem. 

 

And together, they do what no diet change and Allopurinol was ever designed to do.

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Don't Just Take My Word For It

After knowing how powerful the formula of PURGE is, I started recommending it to Gary. 

 

Here's what he had to say after taking it consistently for 30 days:

After I saw what it did for Gary, I started recommending PURGE to more of my patients — and the results kept coming.

You Have Two Choices Right Now

Now that you know what's been causing the gout. You know the 3 fixes your body actually needs to fix. And you've seen what PURGE has done for Gary and the rest of my patients. 

 

You have two choices,

 

Choice 1

Do Nothing. Close this page. Keep restricting your diet and waiting for it to be enough. Keep watching the gout attacks come back. Eventually accept the prescription your doctor keeps pushing. And spend the next decade managing the gout — just like how Gary's father did. 

 

Choice 2

Fix The Cause At The Root. Give your body the 3 fixes it actually needs. Drain the backed-up uric acid from the kidneys. Dissolve and clear the crystals that have been sitting inside your joints triggering every single flare. Calm the inflammatory response thats been keeping the cycle going. 

 

Address what the diet changes and the Allopurinol were never designed to do. And finally stop managing the gout — and actually fix it.

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Your Gout Is Waiting For You To Fix 

Every day you wait, the crystals continue compounding, all sitting inside your joints. The kidney drainage failure continues. The inflammatory cycle keeps running. The flares don't stop on their own.

 

But right now, in this moment, you have a choice.

 

You can give your body what is actually needs to fix the cause at its root and see what changes. Try NatureOrigins PURGE risk-free for 30 days. 

 

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