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.
