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Constipation when useing allopurino.

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nexia201
nexia201

Hi so im on 300mg allopurinol daily , and i am most of the time constipated . Any of you find that these tablet get them constipated? Also i stay that way when i take cholchicine which is strange as they normaly give diarhea.

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  • rustygecko
    rustygecko nexia201

    Posted

    I have never had the problem but Im on 200 too.

    Have you tried more green leaf veg and more water?

    • nexia201
      nexia201 rustygecko

      Posted

      Hi thats one of my biggest problems , to drink water . I have to be really thirsty to get water down and we dont eat much veg neither sad
  • rustygecko
    rustygecko nexia201

    Posted

    Take allopurinol and colchecine and dont drink reasonably large amounts of water and you are heading to a kidney dialysis. 

    Dont eat enough gren veg and you are heading to spending a long time in the loo.

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