Can colchicine treat gout?

Colchicine is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of gout in medicine. Generally, gout patients will choose colchicine to assist in treatment. However, due to the particularity of gout as a disease and the fact that colchicine itself is very harmful to the human body, there are many things to note when taking colchicine, so gout patients need to pay attention.

1. Colchicine for the treatment of gout

1. Gout can be treated with colchicine. Generally, colchicine is a commonly used drug for the treatment of acute gout. It can relieve pain. When the pain stops, you should stop taking the drug in time. Because the side effects of this drug are relatively large, long-term use of the drug is not recommended for treatment.

2. The general dosage for the treatment of acute gout is 1 mg each time, followed by 0.5 mg 1 to 2 hours later, until the patient's symptoms are relieved or adverse reactions occur, and no more than 6 mg within 24 hours. It should not be taken again within 48 hours after the symptoms are relieved. After 72 hours, 0.5-1 mg can be used daily. Taking it for 7 consecutive days will have a better effect. If you want to prevent acute attacks of gout, you can take a dose of about 0.5 to 1 mg daily or every other day, which will have a better effect. While using colchicine to treat gout, patients should also adjust their diet and not eat high-purine foods.

2. Precautions for taking colchicine

The requirements for the use of colchicine are relatively strict, and it can cause great harm to the body. In recent years, Chinese medicine diet therapy has shown good therapeutic effects on the treatment of gout without any side effects. For example, Dandelion Red Golden Plum Tea is made with dandelion, kudzu root, bamboo leaf, poria, thistle, lily, papaya, and roselle in appropriate proportions, and is soaked in water and drunk as tea every day. Consistently brewing two cups of tea a day can help clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate carbuncles and resolve nodules, lower uric acid, and treat gout.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that dandelion: "can detoxify food, disperse stagnant qi, transform heat toxins, and eliminate malignant tumors, tuberculosis and carbuncles." Studies have found that many Chinese medicines have magical effects in treating gout, and dandelion is one of them. Moreover, it is a plant that can be used as both medicine and food, and can be used as a dietary recipe for lowering uric acid and treating gout.

The main effects of Pueraria root include relieving exterior and muscles, raising yang and clearing away rashes, clearing away heat and promoting body fluid. Because it contains puerarin, modern research has found that puerarin can act on the secretion of immune cells and inflammatory cells, the expression of adhesion factors, etc. Experimental studies have also shown that Pueraria extract can relieve joint swelling and lower blood uric acid levels in rats with acute gouty arthritis model.

Patients with gout must actively control the uric acid content in their bodies. Ensuring that the uric acid content is within the normal range can reduce the onset of gout. However, attention must also be paid to daily care. Daily care must be done well to ensure that the number of gout attacks will be reduced, and a good attitude must be maintained during this period.