On 10/30/2013 11:36 PM, Goomba wrote:
> On 10/30/13 10:24 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
>> I have been prescribed Allopurinol for gout. Since I have had a liver
>> transplant, I only take 200mg of Allopurinol where, I am told, 300mg
>> is the standard amount. Anyway I am also prescribed Colcry to take
>> when the gout pain comes on. I am supposed to stop the Allopurinol
>> and take the Colcry. The instructions on the bottle say to take 1 and
>> then another one every hour (up to 5) until the pain is relieved. I
>> tried that last time I had a flare up and spend day and night in the
>> bathroom.
>>
>> The doctor warned that the Colcry makes you go to the bathroom, but
>> what I am wondering is that is the going to the bathroom a side effect
>> of the meds or is that going to the bathroom what stops the gout pain.
>>
>
> Isn't that a question you should ask your doctor and not a COOKING group?

Good question.
>
> ObFood- 12 oz Diet ginger ale mixed with a 6 ounce can of pineapple
> juice. Sort of my own little punch party when I want something different
> to drink.

I like ginger ale. I never thought of mixing it with pineapple juice.
Thanks!

Jill