A blockage in the lower urinary tract can either be related to enlargement of the prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) or a urethral stricture.
Colchicine is used to prevent or treat attacks of gout (also called gouty arthritis). This condition is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. An attack of gout occurs when uric acid causes inflammation (pain, redness, swelling, and heat) in a joint. Colchicine does not cure gout, but it will help prevent gout attacks. Colchicine is not an ordinary pain reliever and will not relieve most kinds of pain. Colchicine is also used to treat a rare condition called familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in adults and children older than 4 years of age. Colchicine may be used in 2 ways.
Gout is characterized by sudden, severe pain in the joints, which is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. Colchicine is also used in adults and children ages 4 and older to treat familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), which is a condition that causes fever, pain, and swelling of the stomach, lungs, and joints. The drug is in a class of medicines called anti-gout agents.