Gout
This is some advice that I emailed to Mark earlier. It works well for me BUT may not be the answer for every body.
I have been a chronic gout sufferer for 38 of my 63 years but have only had 2 mild attacks since March of this year
I think that though Colchicine are good they are not enough to keep your
gout at bay. From personal experience I have found that 50mg of Allipurinol
daily to start off and then slowly building up to 500mg will work. But you
must continue with the Colchicine at the same time until you have got your
system used to the Allipurinol. Ask your doctor about this method as I'm not
a doctor just a long time sufferer. Here's how I do it,
I take 500mg Allipurinol/day every day, When I have an attack of gout I drop
the Allipurinol to 50mg/day and take 2 x 25mg Indomethacin three times/day
and 1 x 0.5mg of Colchicine three times/day, If the Colchicine gives
diarrhea drop back to twice a day or if still getting diarrhea drop to
1/day. When the Gout has abated slowly ease up on the Indomethicin by
dropping back to 1 x 25mg three times/day and then to twice/day then to
1/day until you don't need it at all, the same applies to the Colchicine but
keep going with the Allipurinol and slowly build up from 50mg to
500mg/day.If you feel a slight twinge of Gout coming on go to 2 x 25mg
Indomethicin three times/day until it subsides. This may not work for
everybody but it does for me. Also I drink lots of Cranberry juice and have
had good results with this.
Best of luck............BB
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