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[ZIED]

hi all, my name is (zied) and i  think im the only arabic in this forum , im from jordan and i have a master degree in biology so this is the academic side but at health side i have a gout befor almost one year , oh my god it as big shock for me when i exposed to gout , the last thing i expected , my life changed completly : before i was 90 kg after gout 105kg,before i was very energetic (i was athlatic: boxing , body building, aerobic) now i dont have any spirit to do any thing, i live a miserable life i have pain at my r big toe , and i use allopurinol and Colchicine som e time , the strange thing that i have semi permenent pain at my toe , idont know if i can live normaly again , i  have red some people experiences that told they counter acute attack two or three time/year , i dont know if they have slight gout disease . i dont know, pls pls pls tell me what to do and if i can live normaly again , and thank you all for this site hooply my experience is accepted , thank all

[limpy]

ALLPO is not a sometime drug you have to stay on it for the rest of your life. Colchine can be used as a low dose maintenance drug or at a higher dose for a short period to knock out a flare up of gout. The best thing is you found your way to this site. Theres a ton of info on here you just have to look or ask. GOOD LUCK. LIMPY

[ZIED]

thank limpy for the information , i will take ur advice, as u said allop should be used  fo span of life , because i tried to cut off dosage but it didnt work ua was above normal , even low purine diet is not enough to decrease ua

thanks  a lot

[zip2play]

ZIED,

The basic of the basics is that you need to take a drug, usually allopurinol, usually 300 mg. that will keep your FREQUENTLY MEASURED serum uric acid below 6.0 mg./dL, preferably lower to start.

That will eventually keep you from having attacks.

Once you start allopurinol DO NOT STOP.

[ZIED]

i have gone to doctor befor days and evantually the doctor have a gout also , so he told me he had a gout for 25 yrs , he advise me to take one tablet 300 mg allop daily and dont stop taking allop . and he perscripe a painkiller drug called ( xefo ) as he said that dont has any effect on renal function.

thnx zip

thnx limpy

[azasadny]

Zied,

   Assalamu alaykum (spelling?). Watch your diet, too. I used to eat a lot of lentil soup from my local Lebanese restaurant (I'm a vegetarian) and the purine levels in the lentil soup cause myt gout to flare up. I now watch my diet and weight, take Allopurinol (100mg once per day) and I take Aleve (naproxen) for pain. I also drink lemonade with tart cherry juice added every day and that seems to help. I wish you the best!

[odo]

azasadny said:

Watch your diet, too. I used to eat a lot of lentil soup from my local Lebanese restaurant (I'm a vegetarian) and the purine levels in the lentil soup cause myt gout to flare up.

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I had the same problem with falafel

[azasadny]

Odo,

   Yep, i have had tyo reduce the amount of falafel I eat. Falafel is made from chickpeas and tahini… I don't know if they are rich in purine, but I have to be careful about how much middle eastern food I eat.

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