gout, acute
"What I do is when I feel an gout attack coming on I will take the indomethacin 2 pills and a third the next  day.  I use them only in an acute attack and a  script last me years. The key is when you get an attack you drink lots of water. I mean so much water that you are getting up to go pee every 5 min what you are doing is flushing the toxin out your system, the acid has to go. What usually triggers an attack? Crayfish or beer pretty much guarantees I can be laid up when I eat that. I have gotten into an exercise routine 30 min a day treadmill I never miss and I always take my vitamins and gout maintenance Allopurinol.
An attack can come on in a matter of minutes with very little warning. I will be up the next day if I get the med"