Gout Attack - What's the best pain med?

Be careful with zyloprim (allopurinol). It may have been the root cause of my liver failure, which led to a transplant. We caught the problem too late on my original liver, but it started causing damage to the transplant, and when we stopped the allopurinol the new liver was able to heal itself. Strictly speaking, allopurinol is not a pain med. It reduces the production of uric acid. As for pain meds, naproxin sodium works well, but it can cause liver and kidney problems. Motrin is less effective. Aspirin can cause a gout attack. Prednisone is very effective, but steroids have their own set of problems. Opiods are not very effective for inflamatory diseases. Best advice to totally avoid red meat and fish. I've had pretty good success with what amounts to a lacto-ovo vegtetarian diet, with about 2 grams of vitamin C supplements per day. Vitamin C has been clinically proven to lower uric acid. Some people get good results from dark cherry juice or cherries themselves.

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