There are different home remedies that can help treat gout, and many of them are practical treatments that are easy to use and follow.
Personally, the following are some of the ways that I have used and practised:
- Drinking a lot of plain water – Believe it or not, water is actually an excellent gout home treatment Water is safe to drink and free from side-effect. Drinking plenty of water daily will helps in proper digestion and hence will also help you flush excess uric acid out of your system. Furthermore, drinking plenty of water can also help prevent kidney stones. Take at least
- Take low purine diet – Another natural gout treatment you can follow is to control your diet by eliminating foods that are high in purines. Purines are known to trigger and worsen attacks of gout.
I was advised that half of the uric acid produced by our body is a result of purine rich foods consumed in the diet.and that by following a low purine diet that focuses on eliminating high purine foods; like organ meats, wild game, meat extract, gravies, sardines, anchiovies, scallops, mackerel, sweetbreads, etc can effectively decrease and prevent sudden painful gout attacks.
However we need to keep in mind that some foods high in purines contain certain essential nutrients, such as protein that our body requires. We need to ensure we replace them so our body is receiving adequate nutrients to stay healthy.
- Take a good rest and relax. Resting a gout-inflamed joint is a mandatory home gout treatment if you want the joint to heal faster. You need to keep the affected joint elevated and stay off it as much as you can so you don’t aggravate the inflammation further. You need also to make sure that you keep the joint warm or cool – whatever makes it feel most comfortable and less tense to reduce joint stress.
- Take Cherries or cherry juice – Cherries reportedly are an effective gout home treatment. Cherries, in all their forms; be it canned, dried, fresh, black, red sour and sweet yellow cherries or cherry juice. Cherries have been found to prevent gout attacks and help alleviate inflammation during an attack.
However, I was advised that if cherries are used as a natural remedy for gout, eat at least 10 cherries and no more than half a pound daily…or if you take it as
Cherry juice – 1 6 oz glass of cherry juice 1-2 times daily.
- Use charcoal poultice to reduces inflammation. You can mix half a cup of activated powdered charcoal with about 5 table spoon of grounded flaxseed. until the mixture becomes mealy and then add warm water to turn it into paste. The paste (charcoal poultice) is then placed on the inflamed joint and covered with a cloth dressing. Dressings should be changed every 4 to 6 hours and can be left on over night.
REMEMBER though; although most gout home treatment remedies are safe and effective, we should never replace our doctor’s advice; consult them first before starting any gout treatment plan of your own.
J M Nor
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