Home Remedies for Gout

Gout is an acute variety of arthritis. The word arthritis simply means inflammatory in a joint. Gout should be suspected when the first episode occurs overnight, and without any warning of prior stiffness. Typically, the first gouty attack involves the base of the big tow, but gouty arthritis may occur at other sites. Acute attacks are typically accompanied by a fever, flu-like symptoms or a stomach upset. The symptoms of gout usually subside completely between attacks in the early years. Later on, as the accumulation of urate in the tissues surrounding the joint continues relentlessly lumps appear, and pain and swelling persist in between acute attacks.

Gout Symptoms

Uniquely, gout can be traced to the accumulation of the single waste product i.e., uric acid in the blood, so treatment to reduce this waste product is very effective in controlling the symptoms. Gout symptoms are now found increasingly in women too, as diuretic drugs are prescribed to more middle-aged and older women with high blood pressure. Gout symptoms may also be seen in people recovering from surgery or other stressful episodes, and gout is possible complication of chemotherapy for cancer. Lead poisoning was a major cause of gout in the past, but it is much less common now.

The typical signs of gouty arthritis are:

• Sudden onset, often at night.
• Excruciating pain that is worse on movement.
• Hot, swollen, pink joint, often the big toe.

Home Remedies for Gout

Home remedies are the best for gout. Some of the recommended treatments for gout are as follows:

You maintain a healthy body weight.

Eat a healthy diet

Do exercise sensibly.

Add dried apple pieces in boiling water and steep for twenty minutes. Sweeten with honey and drink with each meal.

Place the skin of a lemon on the affected joint and wrap up the joint to keep warm.

Eating fresh pears a day will help to stop attacks of gout.

When you have gout, rest and raise the painful limb. Apply a cold pack for half an hour three times a day. It reduces the swelling and pain.

Getting rid of the uric acid is helped by producing sweats, keeping warm generally and drinking plenty of mineral water and juices.

Eat less acidic foods and eat more alkaline foods such as radish, tomatoes, onion, apples, bananas, peaches and pears.

Adding cloves in food we prepare is very good for gout.

Gouty persons, in order to protect themselves from humidity and atmospheric changes, have an evil habit of covering themselves immoderately.

It is obvious that a meat-free diet will be essential.

Alcohol should be completely avoided and excess weight reduced.

Control your blood pressure. If you have blood pressure in addition to gout, you have double trouble. Add garlic more in the foods reduces blood pressure.

Wash the painful limbs with well water and found relief thereby.

Gout sufferers don't worry. Follow the home remedy given above, gout will disappear slowly.

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Submitted By Ravi , 16-Jan-2011

Garlic is best for gout treatment. Eat 3 to 4 raw garlic daily to get relief from gout and uric acid as well.

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Submitted By Piya, 17-Jan-2011

Put about 4 teaspoons of baking soda in a glass of water and drink it in daily basis. This is very effective and simple treatment for gout.

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Submitted By Ishika, 17-Jan-2011

Soak your feet in cherry juice for at least half an hour two times a day. This works really great for gout.

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