Combination drops and e-cal/bi-carb balance
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I have been experiencing gout attacks for about 10 years now. Following the usual process of waiting out the attack, taking diclofenac, and colchicine, I reached a point last year where my attacks were so difficult to manage that my doctor suggested allopurinol.
So, in early 2011, I started using 'the drops' under the motto 'if it doesn't help, it won't harm'. After the then-active gout attack gradually subsided, I haven't had another gout attack. At least, not without being able to effectively suppress it with colchicine. I have experienced painful ankle joints several times, but unfortunately, this is now a different rheumatic condition. Since this year, I have also been using bicarb or e-cal tablets for convenience, as it's not always easy to have an empty stomach at the right moment.
It works well against gout. However, my other condition (possibly chronic reactive arthritis or psoriatic arthritis) is very active.
I do have a couple of questions:
- Could Alkalife possibly be effective against the other rheumatic conditions I mentioned?
- The advantage of e-cal over bicarb is extra calcium. Does bi-carb balance have any advantage over e-cal? Otherwise, it wouldn't really have a reason to exist...