Learn about the different treatments you can take to manage a gout attack and help prevent gout symptoms.

1. GOUT
TREATMENTS
WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS
TO TREAT GOUT?

2. So you’ve suffered a gout attack
and now you want to learn what
to do to stop it or you have been
suffering from gout and want to
know all of your options that are
available to treat the high uric
acid levels so you avoid another
painful gout attack.
Well the gout treatments that
are available to you are as
follows:

3. #1
Use a cold pack of ice or cold compresses and
put it on your affected joint for about 20 to 30
minutes. This will lower the inflammation and
lessen the pain. Repeat as often as you like.
Treatments and medications to
prevent future gout attacks

4. If you are going to walk try
and use a cane for some
support.
#2
Rest the affected joint. Don’t put
too much weight on it. If it’s on the
toe or foot area, avoid walking, this
will speed up your recovery.

5. Other similar types include
Sulindac (Clinoril), Celecoxib
(Celebrex), or Meloxicam (Mobic)
#3
Take 800 mg Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin)
three or four times daily.
You can also take 25 to 50 mg of
Indomethacin (Indocin) four times daily
to relieve symptoms and stop treatment
after pain has been resolved.

6. #4
Drink a lot of water while suffering from an attack at least
12 glasses in a day in order to stabilize uric acid levels to a
normal level.
Some folks will add apple cider vinegar or even baking
soda in water to lower uric acid levels a little quicker.
Other gout patients have also experienced pain relief by
eating a lot of cherries.

7. #5
Watch what you eat since you are at a very
sensitive point. Try and eat no meat and make
sure to not drink any alcoholic beverage and
no foods or beverages high in sugar.

8. #6
If you visit a doctor, most likely he will treat you
with NSAIDs like corticosteroids which will
either be injected in the affected joint or given
for you to take orally to get rid of the pain.

9. #7
A doctor’s most effective choice will be colchicine (Colcrys) which
can be given in combination with NSAIDs. Colchicine can do the
job in getting rid of your gout pain within a few days.
The recommended dose is about 0.5 mg two to four times a day
depending on your age, weight and health. It’s very important
your doctor starts you off with a low dose to see how you react to
it and only then increase it higher.

10. #1
Again your doctor may
prescribe colchicine for
you for life to keep uric
acid levels in check.
Treatments and medications to
prevent future gout attacks

11. #2
The most popular prescribed drug for
preventing gout attacks and keeping
uric acid levels in the normal range is
allopurinol (Lopurin, Zyloprim). It
takes about two to three months to
become effective and you need to
take it everyday usually for the
remainder of your life.
When you first take allopurinol, it can
sometimes cause you a gout attack.
This is because it may cause the level
of uric acid to rise slightly before it
falls.

12. Your doctor will prescribe you this if you have suffered
from two or more attacks within a year, suffer from
tophi, joint or kidney damage due to gout or kidney
stones. Your doctor will usually prescribe you anywhere
between 100 mg to 300 mg a day. You’ll need to take
repeated blood tests every year to make sure your
urate level is low.

13. #3
Febuxostat (Uloric) is for gout
patients who have problems taking
allopurinol and works the same way
as allopurinol by keeping uric acid
levels normal.
The main difference is that
Febuxostat is broken down in the liver
so it’s particularly effective for gout
patients who have kidney problems.
Your doctor will usually prescribe you
anywhere between 80 mg to 120 mg
a day.

14. #4
Other uric acid lowering drugs include Uricosuric
drugs, which include Sulfinpyrazone, Benzbromarone
and Probenecid (Benemid), work by flushing out
more urate than normal through the kidneys. Again
these are alternative drugs that are used if
allopurinol isn’t effective for you.

15. #5
There is a new kid on the block called Pegloticase
approved by the FDA in 2010 which lowers uric acid
levels and is injected into a vein every two weeks. For
now this drug is only used for severe cases which
haven’t improved with any of the standard treatments
mentioned above.

16. #6
A 2009 study showed that
vitamin C can help you keep uric
acid levels lower and reduce the
risk of developing gout.
In the study those subjects that
took 1500 mg of vitamin C a day
experienced a 45% lower risk of
gout compared to subjects who
only took 250 mg in a day.

17. Don’t forget about lifestyle changes once you
are diagnosed with gout. They are just as
important as the medication prescribed to you
if not even more important to make sure your
condition doesn’t worsen.

18. A diet rich in complex carbohydrates that
includes fresh fruits, vegetables, whole wheat
breads and pastas and whole grain rices should
consist of the majority of your daily calories.

19. Whereas fats like milk, cheese, butter
and eggs as well as protein like meats,
fish and poultry should be limited to 10%
of each (20% both) of your daily caloric
intake for optimal uric acid levels.

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