Gout

Your biggest enemy is always going to be alcohol, in this instance. If you do drink more than the average bear seriously try to offset it with a healthy diet.

Take plenty of vitamin C, and double dose during attacks. Diclofenac non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, such as Cataflam D or Panamor, and a more stomach friendly pain killer such as Dolorol Forte should alleviate the pain and swelling. Avoid aspirin and ibuprofen (Nurofen or Myprodol) if you are already taking an NSAID as it can do a real number on your digestive system.
 
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Deep78 said:
try Dicloflam, myprodol and colchicine for acute attacks sometimes they boost the effects
with a steroid.
once the attack has subsided start on something like puricase on a daily basis should
keep the gout at bay.

and try to watch your diet stay away from purine rich foods and you should be ok :}
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What brand do you use that contains colchicine?
 
The pharmacy across the road from us sell gout cocktails at R7 - R7 that've saved me from seriously considering suicide or at least a backyard amputation on a number of occasions. I don't get it often - perhaps once a year - but when I do it's always a whopper. I must've painted quite the picture driving home from work a few years back with tears streaming down my anguished face every time I had to step on the brake pedal. :o

Any spoken language lacks the words to adequately convey the degree of pain to anyone who has never experienced it. To be unable to handle the weight of a summer sheet on one's foot sucks the big one.

Dietary changes haven't made an iota of difference, and frankly I'd sooner off myself than cut out everything one's supposedly not meant to eat. Alcohol also isn't a factor I don't believe, as I average less than one drink per week. What has worked, touch wood, is a Puricos tablet every 3 days or so.
 
HapticSimian said:
The pharmacy across the road from us sell gout cocktails at R7 - R7 that've saved me from seriously considering suicide or at least a backyard amputation on a number of occasions. I don't get it often - perhaps once a year - but when I do it's always a whopper. I must've painted quite the picture driving home from work a few years back with tears streaming down my anguished face every time I had to step on the brake pedal. :o

Any spoken language lacks the words to adequately convey the degree of pain to anyone who has never experienced it. To be unable to handle the weight of a summer sheet on one's foot sucks the big one.

Dietary changes haven't made an iota of difference, and frankly I'd sooner off myself than cut out everything one's supposedly not meant to eat. Alcohol also isn't a factor I don't believe, as I average less than one drink per week. What has worked, touch wood, is a Puricos tablet every 3 days or so.
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Actually, I also find Citrosoda works well during an attack as an alkaliser.

Can you get Puricos without prescription?
 
Fonzy said:
Both my father and my grandfather used to suffer from gout all the time. A doctor eventually told my dad to try medication called : Cataflam D.

Since then, they never have problems as long as they have one of those handy. I suggest giving it a try :).
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Dicloflam is the generic of that. Cheaper & available without a script.
 
HapticSimian said:
The pharmacy across the road from us sell gout cocktails at R7 - R7 that've saved me from seriously considering suicide or at least a backyard amputation on a number of occasions. I don't get it often - perhaps once a year - but when I do it's always a whopper. I must've painted quite the picture driving home from work a few years back with tears streaming down my anguished face every time I had to step on the brake pedal. :o

Any spoken language lacks the words to adequately convey the degree of pain to anyone who has never experienced it. To be unable to handle the weight of a summer sheet on one's foot sucks the big one.

Dietary changes haven't made an iota of difference, and frankly I'd sooner off myself than cut out everything one's supposedly not meant to eat. Alcohol also isn't a factor I don't believe, as I average less than one drink per week. What has worked, touch wood, is a Puricos tablet every 3 days or so.
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the chem by us also has a gout pack a little more exp like 50 but its 3 days worth of meds
and seems to help acute attacks rather well but try sticking to the colchicine, anti inflam and pain
meds and you wont go wrong ... the puricase/puricos also wrks well in the long run
 
It is always interesting to read the comments from NON-gout sufferers. Always the same mantra: stop eating meat, drinking alcohol and eating or drinking anything containg acid.

I am a gout sufferer and NO diet changes make a difference. Even doctors do not agree 100% on what prevents it. It was recommended I go for bloodtests to see how my body actually "gets rid of acid" as it seems there lies the main problem. It is not how much acid you ingest, but rather the fact that your system cannot synthesize (sic) it in the correct way. Secondly, my doctor says, that each attack leaves lasting damage to the joint in the "attaccked" area, making it more prone for further attacks.

Thirdly it is also believed that gout is hereditary...my dad is one of the healthiest 75 year olds ever, and he gets attacks that puts him on crutches.

Puricos and Colchicine works. I also use Cateflam D with Dolorol, but if the attack gets out of hand I go get a Voltaren and Cortisone "cocktail" injection. BUT be careful...makes sure your doctor doesn't inject the coctail in your but as usual: they split the two and gives one part ( Voltaren) in the but and the Cortisone in the arm (intraveneously). Apparantly they have found that too many cocktails injected in the upper buttock cause gangreen in the hip joint !!
 
HapticSimian said:
- but when I do it's always a whopper. I must've painted quite the picture driving home from work a few years back with tears streaming down my anguished face every time I had to step on the brake pedal. :o

Any spoken language lacks the words to adequately convey the degree of pain to anyone who has never experienced it. To be unable to handle the weight of a summer sheet on one's foot sucks the big one.
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An excellent description of what "true" gout feels like as I am convinced there are degrees of severity judging by how some people describe their gout symptoms and pain.

In my case I'm convinced that medication was merely a placebo until the attack had run its course, usually two or three days. There was no "magic bullet" that stopped or eased the pain, although a lead bullet seemed like a great idea at times.

Eventually I changed my lifestyle and haven't had an attack for several years now (touch wood). Definitely no alcohol except for a token quantity on special occasions, diet is something you have to experiment with as most sufferers have different triggers.

Believe me my quality of life without gout pain is vastly superior to living with it.
 
MickZA said:
Believe me my quality of life without gout pain is vastly superior to living with it.
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I don't doubt that for a second, but as mentioned I'm lucky enough to only suffer a severe instance once or twice per year. I'll probably need a toe replacement by age 60, so hopefully the world of medicine would've caught up by then.
 
MightyQuin said:
It is always interesting to read the comments from NON-gout sufferers. Always the same mantra: stop eating meat, drinking alcohol and eating or drinking anything containg acid.

I am a gout sufferer and NO diet changes make a difference. Even doctors do not agree 100% on what prevents it. It was recommended I go for bloodtests to see how my body actually "gets rid of acid" as it seems there lies the main problem. It is not how much acid you ingest, but rather the fact that your system cannot synthesize (sic) it in the correct way. Secondly, my doctor says, that each attack leaves lasting damage to the joint in the "attaccked" area, making it more prone for further attacks.

Thirdly it is also believed that gout is hereditary...my dad is one of the healthiest 75 year olds ever, and he gets attacks that puts him on crutches.

Puricos and Colchicine works. I also use Cateflam D with Dolorol, but if the attack gets out of hand I go get a Voltaren and Cortisone "cocktail" injection. BUT be careful...makes sure your doctor doesn't inject the coctail in your but as usual: they split the two and gives one part ( Voltaren) in the but and the Cortisone in the arm (intraveneously). Apparantly they have found that too many cocktails injected in the upper buttock cause gangreen in the hip joint !!
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somewhat agree with you ... the meds def work but the whole diet thing is very important and does
help avoid the onset many more of acute attacks, you don't have to cut out everything just keep it
in moderation.
 
Deep78 said:
somewhat agree with you ... the meds def work but the whole diet thing is very important and does
help avoid the onset many more of acute attacks, you don't have to cut out everything just keep it
in moderation.
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That is exactly what I do: keep it in moderation. I drink maybe 1 glass of wine per week. Very very rarely I eat red meat. I do not drink beer at all. I get gout attacks so bad that I cannot walk and my foot swells to double its size. Even the doctors have said that it is not caused by my diet.
 
MightyQuin said:
It is always interesting to read the comments from NON-gout sufferers.
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So true!! I had my first acute gout "attack" about 3 years ago and I kakked!!!! I used Dicloflam and a mild painkiller when I felt the onset and during the attack. Thereafter I used a daily dose of Dr Vogel's Multifore Akaline powder.

Diet wise I made one or two minor adjustments but still enjoy my steak, red wine and a few beers....
 
MickeyD said:
So true!! I had my first acute gout "attack" about 3 years ago and I kakked!!!! I used Dicloflam and a mild painkiller when I felt the onset and during the attack. Thereafter I used a daily dose of Dr Vogel's Multifore Akaline powder.

Diet wise I made one or two minor adjustments but still enjoy my steak, red wine and a few beers....
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Thats what I was talking about ... keep it in moderation don't need to go vegan or anything drastic :}
but small changes really do make a dif
 
Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the body/blood.I take a puricos tab every day,not for gout but kidney stones which are also caused by too much uric acid.I have never had a gout attack but 3 episodes of kidney stones..Hectic pain!!
 
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