"Metspitzer" wrote in message
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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.
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Define "go to the bathroom".