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Do Water Pills Increases Gout Risk?

I am a female age 63 , have a gout attack and unable to get to doctors for RX, what can I use to get me back on my feet, have been bedridden a few days, using walker now, but unable to get down stairs. Also isgatorade helpful for gout. I take water pills that increase gout risk?
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hi

thank you for providing the brief history of you.

A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised.

As you have gout, it is due to increase in the uric acid levels in the blood stream and the pain is majorly in the foot.

Undergoing physical therapy for the same will provide instant pain relief and get your functional ability to get active. Also, drinking more water and passing more urine should help further.

In my clinical practice I see gout cases and majority of patients respond well to physical therapy.

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Jay Indravadan Patel
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Do Water Pills Increases Gout Risk?

hi thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As you have gout, it is due to increase in the uric acid levels in the blood stream and the pain is majorly in the foot. Undergoing physical therapy for the same will provide instant pain relief and get your functional ability to get active. Also, drinking more water and passing more urine should help further. In my clinical practice I see gout cases and majority of patients respond well to physical therapy. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel