Gout Treatments From Your Doctor


by Dean Iggo - Date: 2007-02-04 - Word Count: 342 Share This!

Finding the right set of gout treatments for you can be an overwhelming prospect. It is hard to know why certain people suffer from gout and why others do not. However, the right remedy can make your episodes a little less painful.

Your Doctor's Remedies

If you see your doctor to deal with your gout, you may find that one treatment he will recommend for chronic gout problems is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Some of these include indomethacin, ketoprofen, oxaprozin, diclofenac, ibuprofen, etodolac, naproxen, and sulindac. These are widely considered to be, by most doctors, the best possible way to treat gout. In research trials, they seem to work as a remedy because they are able to block the substance that causes the blood vessels to get smaller, leading to a problem with the body's ability to get rid of the overwhelming content of uric acid. For the most part, a patient will have to take medications like this three to four times a day as long as an episode is occurring.

Your doctor may also suggest colchicines as one of your gout treatments. This has been used for years as a cure, but many people simply cannot handle the side effects, which can include intestinal problems. As a result, many doctors recommend other things first, including some herbal supplements.

If those gout treatments don't work for you, a doctor's last line of defense is a corticosteroid like prednisone, prednisolone, and triamcinolone. These are sometimes injected directly into the area that is causing the most pain. They are, and should be, considered a last resort in gout treatments.

If you are not interested in chemicals like these as gout treatments, consider visiting some of the other articles on our site to find the best herbal remedies and supplements to help with your condition. Many people find they completely cure their gout symptoms without the expensive trip to the doctor or medications.

Dean Iggo is the webmaster of an arthritis pain relief website providing the causes of gout as well as unbiased reviews of popular gout and arthritis remedies.

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