MEDICINES ARE EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING GOUT

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Podiatrist Ralph Wentz, DPM of Wentz Foot and Ankle said gout and kidney stones are two of the most painful conditions a man can experience. Males are about four times more likely to have the condition, although females can get it too. "It's so painful, you can't work, you can't wear a shoe," he said. He said sometimes even the weight of a bed sheet will cause extreme pain. Wentz said he often sees patients with gout and can usually control a flare-up within about two days with medication. 

 

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Dr. Ralph Wentz

 

lndomethacin and colchicine are the 'go-to' drugs for gout," he said. They act to rapidly reduce inflammation from gout. Another drug, allopurinol, is effective at preventing gout by reducing uric acid in the body. Wentz said it is important to address gout as soon as possible when a flare-up starts. Wentz said lab work can confirm gout as opposed to an infection, which has some of the same symptoms of redness, swelling, and heat.

 

Source: D.J. DeJong, Mountain Mail [2/25/20]


Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News

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