Please provide some do's and don'ts on living with gout.

Very: Very few cases can be diet managed. Most people will require Allopurinol or uloric! diet can help!

Ignore: Start allopurinol, normalize uric acid levels and you will not have to deal with gout.

Ignore: Watch your diet ! Talk to your doctor about preventative measures. Be proactive about symptoms.

Ignore: Watch your diet. Stay away from Red Wine, Beer, Red Meet, Dark/leafy green veggies.

If: If you suffer from gout avoid purine rich foods, alcohol and take your gout med(s) faithfully.

Avoid: Avoid beer and spirits. One or two glasses of wine daily may be ok if you have to drink.

Ice: Ice it down. Putting ice on the affected joint will reduce the inflammation.

Watch: Watch your diet. Gout can be aggravated by a diet high in animal protein and by alcohol.

Limit: Limit your intake of meat, shell fish, and avoid alcohol completely during a gout attack.

Stay: Stay hydrated. It's important to drink enough water during a gout attack.

Take: Take OTC pain meds. Ibuprofen (Motrin) is a typical NSAID that may help.

The: The steroid drug prednisone can be used for patients who can't take NSAIDs.

Colchicine: Colchicine is taken orally to relieve an acute gout attack. It works by blocking uric acid crystals.

Colchicine: Colchicine is usually effective if taken within 12 to 24 hours of a gout attack.

Allopurinol: Allopurinol may be given to people who have repeated attacks of gout; it deceases uric acid prod.

Probenecid: Probenecid is a medication that works by helping your kidneys get rid of uric acid.

Be: Be patient. Sometimes the best advice is to be patient and wait it out.

Take: Take the medicine prescribed by your doctor and stay in bed.

If: If you have frequent attacks, talk to Dr. about which long-term drug therapy might be helpful.

Take: Take your medicine as directed when you know you are having a flare-up.

Lose: Lose weight, eat a healthy diet, and do not drink much alcohol or sugar-sweetened soft drinks.

If: If gout attacks recur, taking vitamin C supplements and/or allopurinol each day can prevent them.

During: During an attack, raise the affected limb (usually a leg) to help reduce the swelling.

Use: Use ice, held against the inflamed joint, to ease the pain.

Wrap: Wrap the ice pack (or frozen peas) in a towel to avoid direct skin contact and ice burn.

Discuss: Discuss long term treatment with NSAIDs for gout with your doctor as it may cause kidney injury.

Check: Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking NSAIDs if you're taking other medication.

Ignore: Do stay on prescribed medicines and diet. Don't stop meds or start meds yourself.Don't ignore diet.

Do: Do drink plenty of water, 60-80 oz. per day Do take medications regularly Don't drink any alcohol.

Follow: Follow a low purine diet, and take your preventive medication faithfully to limit gout flares.

Do: Do eat cherries. Limit alcohol consumption. Don't eat organ meats. Limit shell fish. Limit sodas.

Ignore: As far as you keep uric acid levels below 5 mg/do with treatment of chronic disease,you will be fine.

Ignore: GOUT. G: go to your doctor. O: order your life style. U: uric acid level needed. T: try harder.

Ignore: Drink lots of fluids, avoid alcohol and reduce intake of proteins like shellfish, red meat!!

Ignore: Do not disappear, do not miss your medications, and do not miss your doctor appointments.

Ignore: Do restrict your intake of the foods that are causing the problem. These are purine based proteins.

For: For an acute attach take a 2 colchicine 0.5mg then one hour later take 1 colchicine 0.5mg.

Ignore: Consult with physician about possible daily management. Do follow purine restricted diet.

Ignore: Drink 6-8 glasses of water daily and take your medication as prescribed by your treating physician.

Ignore: NSAIDs help kidneys secrete and lower uric acid; meat and alcohol raise uric acid leading to gout.

Ignore: Don't eat too much protein at once. Do spread protein intake (1gm/kg body weight) through the day.