On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:54:10 -0400, "bhigh" >
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>"Metspitzer" wrote in message
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>On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:59:33 -0400, "bhigh" >
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>>"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.
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>>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".
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>In a word.......diarrhea. I really didn't want to have to use that
>word.
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>That's ok. For all we know you could have meant simply walking to the
>bathroom. :-)
I think the people that do take Colcry would understand that there was
no walking to the bathroom.
>I had a bout of gout this summer. I am not in any risk group, but was
>partaking heartily of ales
>porters, and stouts.
>It was pretty painful, but no meds were needed, just stopping the beer and
>drinking lots of water.
Drinking lots of water is good advice for all sorts of things. I
drink water almost exclusively.