Everything You Know About Colchicine

Colchicine is strong, strong prescription. It's extracted from crocuses! Men, this one's going to stop uric acid from building in your joints. You know what that means: it's a medication for gout. You'll take different doses depending on your needs. Expect 1.2 mg when you're handling a current gout attack. Men, you'll often get 0.6 mg daily when you're stopping future gout attacks from happening. Sometimes, your doc's going to recommend 2 doses a day! But if you've got kidney damage or you're a senior? Expect lower doses!

Men, you already know this med's a gout treatment. It's going to give you immediate gout pain relief. Obviously, though, you've got more choices for gout medicine. Herbal medicine for uric acid and gout supplements are common for many, many men instead of colchicine tablets! Of course, you know what comes before taking this med. Men, you need to know how it works and talk to your doc to make sure it's the best treatment for gout for you!

How It Works

Colchicine is so common, so common. It's going to stop inflammation in its tracks! It'll change how your body handles uric acid too. Men, it's so good! This med's going to bind to tubulins, a type of protein. It'll stop the assembly of microtubules this way! Men, you'll find that this med keeps cell division under control. Such strong control! It's going to do this for cytokine and chemokine secretion too. What a win, right? The best win. Everyone knows this med's so effective because it blocks tubulins. It works wonders! And guess what, there's more. Men, it's also going to stop neutrophils from moving in certain ways. That means it's got a direct effect on the uric acid crystals you see in gout.