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Can i drink colchicine on empty stomach?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Yes: Colchicine is a tablet and not a liquid.

Answered 6/24/2014

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All my joints in my feet are painful. Not only a specific joint. I drink colchicine and kafenac when the pain starts which relief the pain. I life a healthy life, exercise a-lot and dont eat much incorrectly. I drink a-lot of water daily.

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Good day I had a swollen ankle on Saturday which was very painful. On Monday, 6 August I got Colchicine tablets and the swelling and pain has gone down. Is it possible that it is gout? I dont drink wine and eat excessive amounts of meat and neither

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Hello I have another gout flare up. Need Rx Refill of Colchicine and Ibuprofen. The Colchicine did help. I stopped drinking soda, brown liquor, coffee no sugar or creamer for couple days. Foot got better. Drank ginger ale yesterday. Foot swelled up?

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Can drinking water on empty stomach i.e after bed in the morning do any good for health?

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