I have had several attacks of gout over
the years. Most recently, I had it in my
left ankle. The pain has mostly gone
away, but the swelling has persisted for
several weeks now. Is there any effective
way to reduce the swelling, or do I just
have to put up with it until if naturally
goes away.? Any info appreciated.
Thanks.
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pcbrawner
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Missouri
Posted: 02-26-06 19:16pm
The swelling is usually the first thing to
go when I start on indocin, then the
pain....But I haven't had it in my
ankle...Just my great left toe. Sorry I
couldn't help much.
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 225
Posted: 02-27-06 20:23pm
Here is my old post.
Posted: 11-15-05 12:35am.
A bad gout attack can destroy a lot of
tissues and body fluids -- that's why it's
so painful. Depending on how bad was the
attack, it may take weeks or months to
clear these fallen heroes out of the
battle fields. Here are a few things that
can help:
1) use the attacked joints as little as
possible.
2) soak the swollen joints in warm/hot
water for 10~20 minutes at a time and
gently rub the playdough-like substance to
break it off. Do this a few times a
day.
3) raise the attack sites high above the
heart level as long and as often as
possible to help drain the fluids,
especially after the soaking.
After the gout attacks, the mono-sodium
urate (msu) crystals which cause gout
attacks are coated by certain proteins and
will stay in the joint forever, unless you
lower your blood uric acid level to 6
mg/dl or lower. Allopurinol doesn't help
reduce the swelling. But it can reduce
the blood uric acid level and slowly
dissolve the msu crystals (tophi).
Initial gout attacks along are unlikely to
cause permanent damages. But if left
untreated, the build-up of tophi over
years or decades can erode the bones...
More gout info can be found at http://www.Icuredmygout.Org .
Good luck.
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kokako88
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Singapore
Natural Approach to Stop Pain And Reduce Swells Posted: 02-28-06 01:37am
Appropriate herb like wild lingzhi (not
cultivated) is very effective for building
up body system and adjusting metabolic
disorder. You may like to look at www.Geocities.Com/kokako88
/mygout.Html
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pcbrawner
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Missouri
Thanks For Addnl Info Posted: 02-28-06 09:33am
Thanks to you both for the additional
response. I tried the geocities website
and got "sorry the page you requested
could not be found" .... Could it be
miscopied?
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kokako88
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Singapore
Cannot View Posted: 02-28-06 19:51pm
Type the address heading and search
probably you can find. If not send me an
email - innovat@
hotmail.Com
