Help Please

[Brian McS]

Hi new to this forum, I have had Gout on and off for many a year , I am 39 year old male, I have gout now for weeks upon weeks , I now have gout in my 2 fingers , big toes ?knee and also shoulders, could some one please advise if this a situation someone else has had, I am very concerned regarding his episode, am in total agony!!!

is there a quik cure I can use myself , i have tried EVERYTHING THE DOCTORS HAVE GAVE ME , please help if you can

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Thanks

[limpy]

Hello Brian,?Sorry to say there is no quick fix other than taking Colchicine till your running to to bathroom. How were you diagnosed for Gout? The only way to tell if it's Gout is to have fluid taken from a joint and tested for crystals. If you take a big enough dose of Colchicine and the attack stops thats a good sign?you have?Gout also. Once Gout has been confirmed. You need to be on Allopurinol for the rest of your life. Your doctor should have told you this already and had you?on it. Now for the bad news till you get your acid level down below 6 (below 5 would be better) your going to keep having these attacks. When?I first found out?I had Gout the doctor started me on Prednisone and it knocked out the pain and swelling for awhile but it would always come back so he would up the dose and I'd go thru it again. This went on for 8 months,?till?Istarted having heart trouble from the pred. then the asshole finally put me on Colchicine and that really slowed the attacks. Now I'm on 200mgs of Allop a day and one 0.6 Colchicine twice a day. Altho I'm not back to 100% I'm a whole lot better than?I was. Theres a couple?of things that you?might try and see if they help.?Start drinking a lot?water to flush some of the acid out.?I try to drink?enough water so?I'm peeing clear by the end of the day. 1/2 oz of water for every pound you weigh will be a good starting point. So if you are at 200 lbs drink 100 ozs of water a day. One other thing that worked for me was 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon?of baking soda (?I used Arm & Hammer)?mixed in a half a glass of water 2 two 4 times a day. WARNING I'M NO DOCTOR THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I TRIED MYSELF AND IT WORKED FOR ME. IT CAN RAISE YOU BLOOD PRESSURE SO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT.?Finally once you get on and stay on the allop it will get better. So welcome the the family that no one wants to be a part of. And good luck. Limpy

[Brian McS]

thank you back at doctors next week so hopefully they can help more!! – thanks for your reply it very much appreciated…

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