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gallego1968
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bad foot pain and taking Indometacin
Posted: 01-24-08 21:50pm
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Hi my name is John age 39 and i`m from
London.
I have had gout for about 8 years and i
coped with it pretty well so far, as soon
as i feel an attack coming on i start
using Deplofenic and gout pain goes in
about 3 days.
This time it`s different, i`ve had this
attack for 6 days now and the pain has
been very bad everyday. I went to the
doctor 2 days ago as i have never had an
attack like this, the doc put me on
Indometacin as they are ment to be
stronger in controling the pain and the
uric acid but so far no different.
I had blood test yesterday to see if i
qualify for a pill which prevents gout
from attacking as long as i take one a day
forever which is what i want.
I can`t sleep due to the uncomfortable and
painfull my foot is at the moment and
getting very fed up with it.
How do you guy`s cope with a bad attack.
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JYY2
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Posted: 01-25-08 03:20am
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To relieve the sever pain, you can go back
to your doctor to ask for a steroid
injection, or to ask for some opioid pain
killer to take by mouth. He/she should
have given it to you when you saw him/her
2 days ago to save you the agony!
Indomethacin won't work well now because
you waited for too long before taking it.
The result of the blood uric acid (UA)
test taken during the gout attack is
meaningless because the UA level can go
higher or lower than usual during the
attack.
Warning: Don't take Allopurinol (the once
a day pill) until the attack has
completely subsided. Otherwise, it will
worsen and prolong the attack. More info
can be found in Emergency Gout Treatments
section of http://www.ICuredMyGout.org .
Take care.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-25-08 03:29am
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The doc said not to take Allopurinol until
this attack has gone away, i`ll ring the
doc up and ask for the other stuff you
mentioned.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-26-08 01:56am
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Last night the pain got so bad my wife
took to to my local hospital where they
gave me Colchicine which worked and i got
some sleep last night.
It`s be a week now this attack started and
i hope it goes very soon as i`m now
getting depresed by it.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-26-08 10:44am
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Got a letter from the docs today asking me
to make an appointment about my blood
test, i`m going to ask for Allopurinol is
this right.
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JYY2
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Posted: 01-26-08 13:15pm
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Very glad the pain has subsided. Keep
some spare Colchicine around in case gout
returns in the future.
My guess is that your doctor wants you to
take Allopurinol to lower your uric acid
level, to be on low purine diet, ...
About 80% of gout patients who took
Allopurinol are happy with the results.
This info may help you decide whether you
want to take it (for life) or not.
Initiation of Allopurinol often triggers
gout attacks.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-26-08 13:51pm
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I have started watching what i eat and
have a list of foods i shouldn`t touch,
hopefully loose a bit of weight aswell.
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JYY2
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Posted: 01-26-08 14:04pm
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May I ask what is the list of foods you
shouldn't touch? Thanks.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-27-08 01:51am
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Shellfish
Red meat
Pork products
Turkey
Spinich
Aspargus
Colliflower
Some fish
Yeast
Game birds
Venison
Beans
Lentils
Cheese
Alcohol
There are more can`t remember at the
moment.
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JYY2
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-27-08 11:19am
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Many thanks for that, it` was a very
informed and interesting read.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 01-28-08 08:35am
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Just got back from the doctorshe said that
i have to keep taking Indometacin for a
month and then after everything has calmed
down i will be put on Allopurinol, which
is what i want.
My foot is a bit better and the pain has
gone, so just waiting for the imflomation
to go down and then i can get a shoe on
and get back to work.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 03-04-08 14:10pm
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3 days ago i started taking Allopurinol
and today i feel an attack starting again.
I stopped taking Indometacin on Friday but
i have had to start taking them again as i
feel the attack.
Is this ment to happen as i thought the
Allopurinol was suppose to stop an attack
from happening again.
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stanl
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reaction to allopurinol
Posted: 03-04-08 21:16pm
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Allopurinol is doing its job and is
reducing the amount of uric acid in the
blood. To compensate, the body tries to
dissolve some of the existing UA crystals
to bring up the level of UA in the blood
and that's when the immune system notices
the crystals and causes a gout attack.
Eventually -- I don't know how soon --
these attacks should stop. The good news:
you are getting rid of some of those
"evil" crystals and reducing the
possibility of future gout attacks.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 03-05-08 00:20am
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That`s good to hear, many thanks for that.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 04-05-08 01:07am
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This lastest attack has stopped but i my
toe is still a bit sore, i went to the pub
and only had 2 pints of Guiness and an
orange juice, the next day i had a slight
attack so back on the pain killers for 2
days.
Looks like now that it`s alcohol that
triggers my gout off, so no more alcohol
for me for ever. 
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JYY2
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Posted: 04-05-08 19:39pm
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Sorry the attack is back. May I ask:
1) How much orange juice did you have
with Guiness?
2) How much orange juice do you drink a
day normally? Did it bother your gout
when you drank OJ alone?
Thanks.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 04-07-08 00:53am
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I only had 2 pints of Guiness and 1 pint
of OJ. When i`m at home i only drink water
or cherry juice.
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JYY2
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Posted: 04-07-08 10:05am
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Thanks for the reply. BTW, citric fruits
including OJ can trigger gout in some
people. Take care.
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gallego1968
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Posted: 04-07-08 10:30am
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I`ll stop citurs drinks aswell sa alcohol
now, now i don`t know what to choose in
the pub.
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