Gout,Painful,crippling.

I know how painful gout can be because my mother-in-law who is staying with me had it some years back. The pain was so bad she can't even touch her feet on the ground without yelling out in pain. But gout, which I believe cannot be cured, can be controlled with medication. Her nephew doctor who is very experienced, prescribes two kinds of medicine for her gout. One is Colchicine (which another member has also mentioned) and the other is Probenecid. The hospitals advised that Colchicine can harm the kidneys, if taken too much, so my m-i-l only takes Colchicine three times a week (instead of daily just as a precaution), while Probenecid is taken daily. You know what? My m-i-l has taken these two types of medicine for quite a good number of years already, and her gout has never bothered her since. Neither has she any reported problems with her kidneys due to intake of Colchicine. My m-i-l by the way is 86 years old. So I can tell you from her experience that these medicines work effectively for gout, but has to be taken for life. You should see your physician about some effective medication for your problem, so that you don't have to suffer.

Yes I have heard of gout. A friend that I no has it. It comes and goes. He uses a ice pack for the pain. Making changes in your diet may help with your gout. If you have been prescribed medications for gout, it is important that you take those medications as instructed to prevent future attacks.

Hi Golywog, Thankfully no this is something I have not suffered from but I really feel for you to have to suffer this pain. Ellie :D

My father suffers from this and I have seen first hand the suffering and swelling .His whole foot/ankle just swell up and he can't even walk .It has gotten so bad that he actually got spasms from it . He uses ice too,but it only helps to a point .Lately,when he has an attack he feels it in his big toe. I think I heard something a few years back from my aunt that if you eat to much yeast it can trigger an attack.

You don't need to suffer from this debilitating disease - EVER AGAIN! You need to go to your doctor. Your gout is caused by a fault in your metabolic system involving protein digestion. He will give you a product called ALLOPURINOL which you will need to take for the rest of your life. It is available on the NHS. This will lower your serum Uric acid levels so you will never have another gout attack. He will also probably give you COLCHICINE to combat the attacks suffered up until the serum levels reduce to a safe level (2 weeks to a month). This may make you feel a bit sick and give you diarrohea but you will never need it again and it is preferable to the pain.

I am not a very educated man so excuse my ignorance. What exactly is gout? And on a sliding scale between bee stings and kidney stones, where would you place it?

I know of a neighbor who had accute gout-but I helped him! You see am a member of Tiens, and their products a really good! Tiens is a Chinese company that deals in herbal suplements! So their calcium extracts found in powder or capsule can deal with your gout pretty fast! My neigbor was almost crippled, and living on pain killers-he took calcium powder and was better within a week! If you have Tiens in your country, check their outlets and become a member, you will be well my dear Gollywog! Good luck!

I don't suffer from it, nor have I ever heard of it until now. It does sound painful and miserable. I hope you don't get it too often as that would be awful.

Ouch! I am so sorry to hear you suffer from gout. Hopefully you will feel better soon. My husband had a bout of it years ago but the dr. put him on an antibiotic and he was ok after a few days. It was the first and last time he suffered from it. He didn't complain too much but did have lots of trouble walking. Hope you feel better soon, carolbee

my hubby had it and the doctor gave him meds he had to take eevery day for it. But I have read to eat cheeries they are surpose to help alot my hubby just wouldnt eat them. when this all happenes you have to much uric acid in your body

Oh you poor thing I have heard that it is very painful. No thankgoodness Ive never had that. I hope you feel better. Do you get it often?

I have never had gout but one of my friend has it and from what he tells me it's so painful. I hope I never have to experience it. I hope you find a good solution for the pain.

You have my sympathy Pat - I don't suffer myself but my Grandad did and it was crippling! He had to have a cage thing at the bottom of his bed to lift the covers up so they wouldn't touch against his feet as even a lightweight sheet on top would be agony for him! Hugs xxx

Hi Gollywog! Oh, that must be really painful my friend. Have you had gout for a long time now? I don't have gout and I don't know anyone of my family suffering from it too. I really have no idea of how much painful it is. But upon hearing this from you, I guess it must be really painful. Is it curable? I hope so and I do hope that you won't feel so much pain again. Take care and God bless!

I have never had it, but it sounds terribly painful. I hope that you will feel better.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your gout. Are you about to use JR Watkins products? I know they have some products for pain like their menthol icy blue rub and they have other rubs too. It sounds bad because I don't like when the skin peels. Is there any cure for it? I guess I need to do some more research, thank you. Pablo