Metspitzer > wrote in
:

> 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.
>

I've been taking allopurinal for gout for many decades. I started cutting
the 300 mg tablets into two 150s after a few years. For me, work just as
well. I take one a day. Never had gout pain return after starting the
allopurinol. Haven't changed my diet to avoid gout.

I've never purchased or taken Colcry.

I don't recall any urination increase from allopurinol. Now I do but it's
caused by my BPH.



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