Lately, a new discovered drug was released to treat gout. Colchicine is a great drug for gout for the early treatment of gout. It is very effective at getting rid of the pain with 24-48 hours. It is not very good long term as it does have some toxic side effects on the kidney. It is also very good in helping to diagnose gout in unusual places. Typical gout is easy to diagnoses join the big toe joint. In other joints, especially other foot joints, it is not so easy to diagnose, so often a does or two of Colchicine will tell you if its gout or not. If its gout, then the pain is said to disappear quickly.