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This Allopurinol And Alcohol Debate is closed. If you still have any questions about allopurinol tablets, please read the updated allopurinol and alcohol review. If you still have questions after reading that, please follow the links to ask further questions, or to share your experiences and opinions. The original allopurinol and alcohol debate is: Many gout sufferers worry that alcohol might reduce the effectiveness of allopurinol. However, my recent review suggests that the biggest problem facing gout patients on uric acid lowering treatment is ineffective dosing. It is ridiculous to suggest that alcohol is affecting allopurinol treatment if that treatment is not set at the right level in the first place. I do not feel I have covered all the aspects of the allopurinol and alcohol debate, but I suggest that a sensible approach is to arrange a proper uric acid lowering management plan, and then only consider alcohol intake if that plan is not working. Now is the time to collect more views on...

The natural gout cures debate is to discuss issues raised by the Natural Gout Cures To Lower Uric Acid pages in the Gout Treatment Section. It complements other topics in the Gout Treatment Section, and you can see a list of all relevant debates in the Gout Treatment Forum Guidelines. Allopurinol is known the world over as the best of all gout medications to cure gout. But many people want to avoid daily pills, and seek out a more natural approach. Have you found natural gout cures to lower uric acid? There are three ways to lower uric acid: Block the uric acid forming enzyme xanthine oxidase (XO) Encourage excretion of uric acid (uricosuric) Convert uric acid to harmless allantoin (uricase) Discuss gout cures from natural products...

Sir, I am 45 year old male suffering from Gout for last about 20 years. Whenever the Uric Acid level goes high Allopurinol is used under the supervision of a physcian. But using allopurinol leads to?profuse hair fall (Alopecia) and of late now I am also experiencing skin allergy in the form of bruising skin. Please suggest some remedy for both these side effects. Thanks...

Im a 45 year old Male with gout, my father (past away last year, 72) had one of the worst cases that any of the doctors had ever seen (toes, feet, ankles, knees, fingers, wrists, hands,?elbows -many at the same time). About 8 years ago a got the gout in my knee (some of the worst pain?I have ever felt), they prescribed indocine and the flare was gone in about?2 days. After that?I didnt have any problems for about 3 years, then?I started to get flares in my feet and ankels, I would take indocine when I first started to feel pain and this worked well.?Since?I didnt have a GP (used walk in clinic), all they ever did was treat the symptoms with Indocine?and not the cause. So all?I did was take the indocine every time?I had a flare- and it did work well for me. I have just recently started seeing my fathers doctor (UA level 9.75), and he...

Hi, Has anyone ever tried acupuncture for gout ? If so what were the results ? Cheers, Gerwyn [added by admin from here] Gout & Acupuncture discussions Earlier discussions about acupuncture have included: Odo: There are, however, a few people here who are trying to avoid drug therapy, mostly through diet. But it is a long, slow process of trial and error with only small gains to be made. My personal recommendation would be to give Chinese medicine a try: acupuncture and herbs. This is usually a therapy of last resort for many people, but it can have remarkable results, especially in conjunction with dietary restrictions from both a Western and Chinese perspective. And, of course, it's totally natural and can even run alongside any other meds you might be taking. The only downside is it's not cheap. Odo also contributed a photograph of his acupuncture session, described as: ...definite reduction in swelling, but only temporary. The best result I had with acupuncture was bleeding (about 10 drops) a point at...

Hi all, I have been on a treatment of Allopurinol (300mg daily) and taking Colchicine as a supplement (0.5mg daily) for 12 months to treat my Gout. I stopped the Colchicine 3 weeks ago and in that time have had separate flare ups. Is this normal? I would have thought that the build up of Uric acid would have subsided by now. I have taken anti-inflammatory's for the flare ups, but am concerned. I know that Allopurinal treatment will cause flare ups initially, so was wondering whether stopping the cochicine has caused the flare ups...will they stop? Should I continue with the cochicine? Please, any advice will be much appreciated....