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.
Colchicine is also used in addition to other therapy in the treatment of pericarditis. The anti-inflammatory property of colchicine has been used to reduce the recurrence of atrial fibrillation following ablation of cardiac tissue. Colchicine is an effective treatment for many people with familial mediterranean fever.