Treating Gout: How To Treat Gout   by Trevord

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Treating Gout: How To Treat Gout

When you decide to treat your gout you need to make sure that you're treating the whole problem, not just covering it up. As with all serious illnesses, you should consult your doctor as early as possible.

Make sure that you start (and keep up) an exercise routine. Keeping your joints moving will help - even if it seems to make your condition worse initially.

Drink lots of water. Ideally at least 8 glasses of water a day. Do your best to make this pure water rather than water in the form of coffee, tea or sugary drinks. Water is one of our body's best detoxification defenses and will help to flush out toxins from your body.

Cut out alcohol from your diet. Your kidney will have enough to cope with getting rid of your gout without having to cleanse your body of alcohol as well.

Adjust your diet using the tips below. Certain foods will make your gout worse, so it's well worth finding out what to avoid.

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A Diet For Gout 

By following these guidelines, you will give your body the best chance to cope with gout.

Drink plenty of water. This will help your body to flush out any toxins. Build up to at least 8 glasses of water a day. If you find it boring, liven up the taste with a slice of lemon or lime.

Reduce your meat consumption. Meat is high in purine, which affects your gout, so you should keep your intake of meat low. Aim for between 4 and 6 ounces a day as a maximum. This includes poultry and fish as well as red meat. Remember that meat extracts - often used in sauces - count towards your target.

Reduce your fat intake. You may well be doing this already as current recommendations are that you should cut down on fat. Choose leaner cuts of meat, don't smother salads with oil and look out for reduced fat foods generally (making sure that they haven't just swapped the fat for sugar).

Most vegetables are OK but you should keep your consumption of asparagus, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms and green peas moderate.

Similarly, only eat moderate amounts of pulses such as lentils, dried peas and beans.

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Home Remedy For Gout 

Sometimes, despite your best efforts, your gout will get worse at just the wrong time.

If that happens, follow these steps to reduce the problem.

Alternate between applying an ice pack and warm moist towels to the affected area.

Once the pain has reduced, wrap a warm towel loosely around the affected area.

Lower your uric acid level by eating 25 cherries on the first day of your attack, dropping the quantity to between 10 and 15 cherries a day after that. It doesn't matter whether the cherries are sweet or not.

Longer term, get the ingredients to make a charcoal poultice:

Put a few teaspoons of flaxseed into a blender and blend them until they are smooth.

Then use the flaxseed together with half a cup of activated charcoal and enough warm water to make a paste. Gently smooth the paste over the gout infected area and cover it with a cloth. Change the poultice every 4 to 6 hours.

Taking charcoal tablets (available from your local health store) has also been shown to reduce uric acid levels.

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Just What Is Gout? 

Gout (also called metabolic arthritis) is a disease created by a buildup of uric acid. In this condition, monosodium urate or uric acid crystals are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues due to elevated concentrations of uric acid in the bloodstream. This provokes an inflammatory reaction of these tissues.

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