Gout

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Has anyone have any suggestions about how DH could help lessen the pain of gout in his big toe? He hit it with a piece of wood a few days ago and suddenly it is flaring up. He has had gout before so he is pretty certain this is what it is. I think that I'll be takig him to the emergency room tomorrow!

I looked in the archives, but didn't spot any threads about gout. But then, I could have been having a senior moment.

-- Ardie/WI (ardie54965@hotmail.com), February 02, 2002

Answers

When I asked about my knee someone suggested drinking black cherry juice for gout and arthritis. Sure couldn't hurt. Also...they said that you need to avoid things with...I think they said purines, in them. Red meat has it in there. They also said that uric acid crystals build up in your joints and cause trouble. I hope that the ones that answered mine, answer this one too. They had a lot of good advice.

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), February 02, 2002.

Tart red cherries, frozen, fresh, even just the juice if you can find it without all the sugar in it.

Also boswellian and curcumin, avilable from a good health food store, can really help.

Really avoid all animal proteins, most all gout is aggravated by intake of animal proteins, Henry the 8th made gout famous by his overconsumption of meats and subsequent gout flairups, and that is still true today! Matter of fact, most people find that their arthritis really improves dramatically after just a week of avoiding all animal proteins and products, might be worth a try for your husband as well.

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), February 02, 2002.


also beer and wine,, stay away from. Need to reduce the acid in the body,,so apple cider vinegar helps alot , ,(as it does with most things)

-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), February 02, 2002.

This article: Nix Arthritis Aches (Naturally) By James A. Duke, Ph.D., http://www.motherearthnews.com/#, has some interesting information including this information on Gout: Celery seed Since I wrote The Green Pharmacy several years ago, I have not had a single attack of gout, one especially painful type of arthritis. I started taking celery seed when I read it helps lower levels of uric acid-the gout culprit. In my database at the USDA (www.ars-grin.gov/duke), I found there are nearly two dozen anti- inflammatory compounds in celery, including one very important "miracle aspirin" called apigenin. I now enjoy curried celery when I'm not on the road, celery seed extracts when I am. And celery or serendipity has prevented my gout for more than six years now. (Knock my wooden leg.)

There are a number of ways to get your body to excrete uric acid so that it does not build up in your joints, this celery one seems promising.

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), February 02, 2002.


Ditto on the cherries, any kind you can find,frozen I think are the cheapest. But having gout myself I never wory about the cost when it flares up. I try to consume about six cherries a day and it really works. I think the apple cider does work also but have never tried it without the cherries. Good luck with it, and I simpathise with you. Al in E.N.C.

-- Al (almiyo@gsiwave.com), February 02, 2002.


Yup - Cherries, & Cherry juice are the best. Stay away from all meat if possible, but at least the red meat. Also seafood especially shrimp and shellfish - not so much other types of fish I dont think. I believe salmon is o.k. Asparagus is another no-no. Do a search on the web you'll come up with alot of different information. Alcohol is another big no-no. My husband suffers from gout and takes several different tpes of medication when he has flare ups. These medications are extremely harsh an one's system though. If at all possible treat it through changes in diet. Best to you (and hubby too).

Blessings

-- Greenthumbelina (sck8107@aol.com), February 02, 2002.


drink lots and lots of water.

-- tim gruber (herbs@computer-concepts.com), February 02, 2002.

Coffee is supposed to be another no,no.

I take Lecithin granules, about 2 tablespoons 3 or 4 times a day, and drink lots of water, 60 to 70 ounces a day. It is an aggrivation to drink this much water, and no coffee. But this seems to help me.

Everything that tastes good is usually a problem for those of us who have this problem from time to time. Pies, cakes, cookies, cupcakes, fudge, coffee, meat, and especially the fatty kinds of meat like pork chops, and spare ribs shoild all be avoided (uh, huh). Just tart cherries, water, and lecithin, will do the trick (hopefully).

-- Ed Copp (OH) (edcopp@yahoo.com), February 02, 2002.


Gout has been called by names such as "the Rich Man's Disease." Henry VIII is probably a classic example: borderline obese, consumed a high-protein diet (very few fruits or vegetables back then due to a lack of preservation) and consumed a lot of alcohol (since often the water wasn't safe to drink). In one reference high-protein foods cited were organ meats, sardines and gravies. Any form of cherries, in particular, are cited as beneficial. Perhaps a piece of cherry pie a day will keep the doctor away.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), February 03, 2002.

had an extreme case when I was 16. Dr. gave me zinc - helped a lot.

-- carol (kanogisdi@yahoo.com), February 03, 2002.


If you want a year round source of cherries, try looking at OrganicFruitsAndNut.com, the website for Jaffe Bros. Currently 2lbs. go for $9.80, 5 lbs. go for $21.25, and 20 lbs. go for $76.40. These prices do not include shipping. May seem expensive but remember these are dried cherries, so they last quite a long time. It is certainly worth the relief without the side effects of conventional medicines; actually cheaper than the meds. I rehydrate mine over- night in an empty peanut butter jar...actually I give them 24 hours.

-- John Fritz (JohnFritz24@hotmail.com), February 07, 2002.

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