Gout
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one thing to be careful about if you are regularly getting dehydrated is the threat of kidney stones - I don't want to start a game of 'my pain is worse than your pain' at all, but seriously, you don't want the risk of kidney stones. I had a 9mm one stuck for six weeks in the run up to Christmas and the pain was unbearable - particularly as it is all focussed on between the kidney and testicles. I had 11 hospital visits, more morphine that you can shake a stick at and I still ended up passing out one time. I get two or three a year but this was the worst yet, normally it only lasts 4-5 days before coming out but this was weeks and I don't mind admitting I had a complete breakdown from it, couldn't take the pain any more, when its 24/7 for weeks and weeks you can't function at all.
Didn't want to hijack the thread with tales of my woe, but to anyone reading this - drink more fluids! it seems being properly hydrated can help with loads of issues and if a kidney stone sufferer such as myself is told to drink loads of water everyday to flush the uric acid out of the kidneys and stop it crystallising, then it sounds like it could be a big factor in gout. I have worked with plenty of people who had gout and watching then try to walk about was horrendous - it is kind of like when I broke my knee a couple of years back (my dog ran into me and snapped my left knee off) I realised that a broken arm wouldn't cause any real problems but anything weight bearing is an absolute nightmare because you just have to walk so there is no getting away from it.
Good luck with it, but...
drink more water
Didn't want to hijack the thread with tales of my woe, but to anyone reading this - drink more fluids! it seems being properly hydrated can help with loads of issues and if a kidney stone sufferer such as myself is told to drink loads of water everyday to flush the uric acid out of the kidneys and stop it crystallising, then it sounds like it could be a big factor in gout. I have worked with plenty of people who had gout and watching then try to walk about was horrendous - it is kind of like when I broke my knee a couple of years back (my dog ran into me and snapped my left knee off) I realised that a broken arm wouldn't cause any real problems but anything weight bearing is an absolute nightmare because you just have to walk so there is no getting away from it.
Good luck with it, but...
drink more water
Can't image why so many people are in poor health
Just one example, Lucozade which Mum used to give us when not well, today it's not even the same product it was in 1990s
1980s probably
1994 https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/ni-nurse-finds-26-year-16926834
and the Current Shite which isn't the same product, would like to see 50s, 60s and 70s labels
Just one example, Lucozade which Mum used to give us when not well, today it's not even the same product it was in 1990s
1980s probably
1994 https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/ni-nurse-finds-26-year-16926834
and the Current Shite which isn't the same product, would like to see 50s, 60s and 70s labels
I've had gout attacks for years but not had one since around 2017. I take 100 mg of Allopurinol per day (a very low dose), but I think the main thing that has helped me is drinking water and also excercising. I go for walks everyday for around an hour with decent footwear and it seems to have done the trick
I did, was only time we had it though, I'd forgotten about the plastic wrapping but when you see the pictures it rings a bell
That's why I bought some of the Original new stuff about 6 years ago and thought this is just crap now and never bought any since and then I started looking at labels of them
Ironically, Orange Lucozade was one of the first things that gave me Gout. With me, when I get Gout, it is almost as if Uric acid is being produced internally, maybe like a response to a certain ingredient, a bit like an allergy. As I said before, Allopurinol has made my life a lot easier.
kingtreelo
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wish i hadnt googled gout pictures now, im going to be sick
Finally coming out the other side. My foot still hurts to touch but I no longer want to chop it off. The colchicine left me with an upset stomach and a constant feeling of nausea (still feeling a bit rough 3 days after my last dose). Lack of sleep has been almost as bad and feeling tired and washed out. Oh the joys of getting older 🙂
Colchicine is savage, I have only used it a couple of times. Have a word with your GP, do some blood tests and ask about Allopurinol, otherwise it may be just a matter of time before you get another outbreak. My Gout has robbed me of Weeks in the past, because you literally can't do anything, getting upstairs takes over 5 minutes alone!
jerryspaghetti
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Colchicine should just be used in the midst of an attack. You need to take it with food and LOADS of water to avoid stomach issues.
I cant stress enough how you have to drink lots of water. Its a pain having to get the water and go to the toilet every half an hour on one leg but it's miraculous.
I cant stress enough how you have to drink lots of water. Its a pain having to get the water and go to the toilet every half an hour on one leg but it's miraculous.