Currently, I’m prescribed allopurinol 100mg and Mitigare (Colchicine) 0.6mg for gout. I was told by my arthritis doctor to take the allopurinol daily and the Mitigare for Gout outbreaks. My Uric acid level was about a 7.
I made the mistake of taking allopurinol when I felt the onset of gout occurring as this actually sped up my flare-up. My research told me that I need to take this product daily, and it can take weeks for the drug to take effect. Now I’m not the type of person to take prescription medications daily, as I concern with the side effects these medications can have on my body. With the allopurinol not working as effectively as I wanted it to, I switched to the Colchicine to tackle the pain. I wasn’t truly convinced this product worked for me either after taking it for several days. To further tackle pain, I attempted to take some prescription pain medication I had on hand for a back surgery, and this didn’t work either. I was fed up and needed a better solution. After trial and error over a few years, I found that the best remedies listed below work for me.
- (healthy male product) M cream?
- A warm bath with Epsom salt
- Sleeping is the hardest thing. No bed sheets or blankets near my feet. I use M cream on my foot and put a sock gently offer the throbbing toe foot. In this case, the problem was my left foot.
- Ice (was neutral) needed to be on constant ice but found pain increased once my foot was off the ice.
- Breathe normally. Stay calm. “there were moments I thought about cutting my toe off to end the suffering”
- Massage the toe “ I feel some relief but the pain comes back as sometimes more intense after the massage, so I tend to stay away from doing this.
Now I found that diet was also going to be an important part of my life, so I cut out the following and replaced with alternate foods and beverages.
- No Red Meat (eat chicken instead)
- Eat lots of fruits and vegetables
- They say to stay away from alcohol, but I know this can be tough for some of you. So from my experience, I found the following worked best for me. If I was to have a few drinks or cocktails, I generally stay away from microbrews and dark colored alcohol. I found that light beer and white or clear liquor was ok.
- Coffee (was neutral) didn’t help nor cause additional pain.
- Cherry Juice was ok but didn’t reap the benefits as quickly as I wanted.
- Ginger (Works Great) excellent natural remedy.
- Tumeric (Pretty good) I felt swelling go down within a few hours after taking this spice.
- Soda (Stay away during flare-ups) stick to lots of H2O only
- Fish oil (I take this vitamin daily anyways, but my flare-ups still occurred)
- Apple cider Vinegar (Works Great)
- Lemon juice (so so)
Of all the gout remedies out on the market, I found the healthy male product worked best for me. I Hope my research helps some of you out during your gout attack and good luck with your recovery.
My name is Kyle and I’m 39 years old and struggle with Gout and Erectile Dysfunction, I will post about products and treatments that work for me.
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