My husband has debilitating GOUT pain in his foot. He’s a huge linebacker type guy, and can’t even walk. His job is door-to-door sales, and he’s in so much pain that he’s actually cried. I have NEVER EVER seen him cry from pain in 5 years! (This is a guy that goes paintballing SHIRTLESS…) What can I do? Are there any foods or anything that can help? He’s taking gout medicine, Vicodin, and tylenol, but NOTHING is helping.
He’s on colchicine (spelling?) already and it’s not helping... Read Full Story
By Franklin Spivey You may be familiar with recent reports that link red wine consumption with an array of health benefits that may explain the "french paradox" or why French people are able to eat high fat diets but seem less inclined to succomb to heart disease. You are probably less familiar with the long standing medicinal benefits of Turmeric. Turmeric is a common culinary spice used in eastern cuisine. Turmeric has a long history of medicinal use. Curcumin, the active ingredient of... Read Full Story
By Bart Icles You might have heard about gout as a disease of kings but the rich and famous are not the only ones who can suffer from this potentially debilitating disease. In fact, gout can affect anyone at any age. However, there are more male gout patients than female ones. The initial attack typically manifests in the big toe and it can last for several days. Even without the help of any gout treatment, symptoms can eventually disappear and the attack may not happen again in weeks... Read Full Story
By Kathy Nelson If you suffer with gout then you should be changing your diet right now. Your diet, including your intake of fluids (alcoholic and non alcoholic), is affecting every part of your body including your joints where the gout pain appears. For many years now it has been suspected that a person who diet is high in proteins and purines a substance that helps to make up our genetic structure. But as these purines break down they form uric acid and if too much forms it will... Read Full Story
By Kathy Nelson After a few years of not looking after your body, eating lots of rich meats and drinking to much beer, there is a good chance that your body will have accumulated enough uric acid crystals for your first experience of gout. If you have any of the following symptoms then there is a good chance you have gout:- 1. The most common form of gout starts as what is known as podagra usually. This refers to pain in the big toe joint when it is inflamed from the build up of uric acid. 2... Read Full Story
Natural Gout Treatment
It’s safe to say that the most effective home gout treatments are the same ones that your grandparents used 80 or more years ago, these are valuable holistic relief methods that provide relief in record time and without any sort of side effects. Unfortunately, a a lot of of that wisdom has been lost, conventional medicine does not allow opposition that’s why they do all that’s possible to make you forget that people have another, a great deal healthier, natural... Read Full Story
Gout can target any of your joints. It typically begins to target the toe first, however it has been known to start in the elbow, knee and wrist among other joints. If you have had gout pain in your toe, you have not truly felt the pain that gout can put you in. Gout in the knee has been reported as one of the most excruciatingly painful joints to be attacked by gout.
Gout in the knee as well as the other joints is caused by an inability to eliminate the excess uric acid that is within the... Read Full Story
I don’t have gout but I went to a follow-up with my urologist after passing a Kidney stone and my urine test came back with very high Uric acid. I was advised to cut back my protien intake and I did research and asked my doctor again who stated that a deit for Gout would be ideal. Only problem is this seems very overwhelming to me without guidance. My question is this and please be specific. I need some good reliable resources for Gout diets. Preferably, good cookbook recommendations... Read Full Story
By Benjamin Andrews Infrared ray saunas are finally available in an easy to use, affordable and portable unit. They have only been around for a few years but they have become the talk of the town since then. The reasons behind the popularity of the portable infrared ray saunas are pretty obvious, and two fold. On the one hand you can bring them along with you no matter the destination due to their portability. On the other hand they have a huge bang for their buck. Studies show that a thirty... Read Full Story
I know the drugs used to cure accute attack and to lower uric acid, but I really need to know the food that must be avoided since there are many versions (about the food). What is the suggested diet for gout patients.
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