Vacation preparation
I have done pretty well with natural cures for gout: juices, water,
baking soda, mildly restricted diet. I have never had a really serious
attack in my right big toe, but several times I have limped around and
restricted my movement for several days because of pain. This has not
been a big deal as long as I am around my home or office, but I am
concerned that I will be on a vacation during which I want or need to
do a lot of walking, or hiking in the desert/mountains, have a flareup,
and ruin the vacation or be stranded on a hike. I am lucky, I can
generally go six months to a year between attacks, and the attacks only
last about a week and are not nearly as bad as some of those which are
discussed here. I would like recommendations of medication or regimen I
can follow starting shortly before a trip when I want to guarantee that
I will have no problems for a week or so.
Chase Kimball
Yes, but then, if they finally wake up and start taking Allopurinol,
their gout goes away permanently, and they save all kinds of money on
fruit juice, other phoney cures, AND, they can walk and play with the
other kids.
Jack
I can understand why some people cant take allopurinol but those who can but choose not to i cannot understand.
There is a prevention for gout (Not Cure)
It enables you to lead a normal life and not sit on a time bomb.
If you seriously want to prevent gout take Allopurinol. Its not a con, its not a trick, its medically proven and there are many many people reading this who confirm that it works.
In the uk it costs £6.55 a month (10 dollars) on prescription. Its a small price to get your life back.
As old Arnold the skier used to say
Get on the "A" Train and enjoy the ride.
You will get people who dont take allo to convince you that you can survive without but there are too many anomalies for each individual for a gout free life.
As ever its your call.
I am now 2 years free from gout and lead a normal life.
Yes, but then, if they finally wake up and start taking Allopurinol,
their gout goes away permanently, and they save all kinds of money on
fruit juice, other phoney cures, AND, they can walk and play with the
other kids.
Jack
right on!!
Yes, Tony,
Some will put it off, until it is too late; eventually the
accumulating tophi will have eaten into the bone until one becomes
permanently disabled, and can no longer walk. And the kidney
stones, and the pain.
Too any out there, who aren't convinced, I invite you to call your
local pharmacist, and ask him:
"What is the drug of choice to prevent/control gout?"
Jack