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HOW TO REDUCE YOUR GOUT PAIN BY EATING THE RIGHT FOODS

Ron Kepsun — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:20:39 +0000

by Ron Kepsun

When people think of gout diet they can be sometimes confused. Many people do not realize, or understand, that their diet can directly affect their bout with gout. Gout comes in “attacks”, meaning that there are times that you are gout free. By working with your diet, you can help to take out the chances of these attacks. Knowing what causes these attacks can help you to tweak your gout diet to help.

Gout is caused by a build up of uric acid in blood. Uric acid comes from the breakdown of protein. Some people have too much uric acid created in their system, while others have issues ridding their body of uric acid in the first place. Either way, the backup of uric acid is the direct cause of gout, and the problems that ensue. By changing your diet, you can help with the issue of uric acid.

Don’t Eat Meat and Seafood

While many people enjoy seafood and red meat in their everyday diet, they are two foods that should be avoided. These foods have chemicals that break down into uric acid – the leading cause of the gout. Because they have such a high level of these chemicals, it is recommended that these foods are avoided by those wishing to prevent gout attacks.

Foods You Can Eat

There are several types of food, that are known to have very low amount of the purine that breaks down into uric acid. Many green vegetables, and tomatoes, are very low in purine. Any type of fruit is a good thing to eat if you are trying to curb issues that are related to gout. Other foods that can be low in these uric acid-producing chemicals include butter, cheese, eggs, peanut butter, and nuts. Also, and low fat dairy products can help with gout during attacks.

By changing your diet, you can directly affect the issues that you have with gout. By taking out the foods that can cause more issues with gout, you are helping by not adding more uric acid to your system than is necessary. By taking supplements and other vitamins, minerals, and foods, you can help to remove more of the uric acid in your body. By doing this combination.

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NATURAL GOUT REMEDIES

Benny Cash — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:32:29 +0000

by Benny Cash

When people think of getting arthritis, they think of something that is a constant pain, and something that requires nothing but actual medicine to take care of. People often fail to think about gout when thinking about arthritis. Gout is a form of arthritis that actually comes in waves lf attacks. The attacks of gout come based on the amount of uric acid in the body.

Because gout is based on uric acid, many people have searched out gout remedies. These remedies can help to lower and reduce the level of uric acid in the body. While some remedies come from the “olden days”, other natural gout remedies have just been found to combat levels uric acid. Speaking to your doctor is important if you think you have gout, but using some of these gout remedies can be helpful if you are looking for ways to lower that uric acid. There are Pros and Cons to looking toward gout remedies for help.

Pros

Lowering Uric Acid

Using natural gout remedies is a great way to lower your uric acid. Many forms of medicine available for gout actually feature many of the natural remedies in high doses to help with the uric acid in the body. Because this is the main cause of gout.

Taste

While some of the natural remedies may not be flavorful, few people can fail to enjoy the taste of grapes, cherries, garlic, and ginger. These remedies have a great taste, and can be comforting to those who are suffering from issues related to gout.

Cons

Questionable

While some natural remedies have been shown, and proven, to help with gout, others are still old wives tales that may or may not actually work.

Mixing with Medicine

As you can see, there are both positives and negatives to looking at natural gout remedies as a way to take care of gout attacks. It is not recommended that anyone turn down a doctor and medicine in lieu of natural remedies. These gout remedies can help to lower the uric acid in the body, however, and can help in conjunction with treatment to lower the chances of severe gout attack. If you have a remedy you would like to try, talk to your doctor about the gout remedies.

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TREATMENT OF GOUT

Kathy Nelson — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:13:38 +0000

by Kathy Nelson

In most people gout only effects one joint at a time, those which get a lot of use such as your big toe or elbow joint. Gout treatment means different things to different people, some rely on medication, others prefer natural treatments.

Gout treatment needs to address not only the pain but the inflammation or swelling of the joints. There are many medical solutions that seem to treat either the pain or the inflammation. Treating both while staying lucid and active is the ideal solution.

As our nation becomes more wealthy and our lives become busier our diets are getting worse. Gout is a disease that is directly affected by what you eat. If you eat a diet high in purines and don’t drink enough fluids, then your chances of getting gout are high. If you already have gout then your attacks will worsen from your poor dietary habits.

As for medications to help treat gout, the most common types are NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), colchicines, corticosteroids, ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone), allopurinol, probenecid and sulfinpyrazone. Of all of these the most common is the NSAIDS, which can be prescribed by a doctor for treating acute cases gout.

Treating gout pain is the first step. This will usually be done by taking massive does of Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs. Once the pain has subsided, many make the mistake of stopping to take their medication because they start to feel better. This can cause gout to flare up again very quickly. Your doctor will normally tell you to carry on taking the medication for another 2 days after the pain goes away.

Even though they work for most people, NSAIDS are not the only treatment available for gout attacks. If for some reason you can’t take NSAIDS then there is no need to despair – there are other treatments available. Ask your doctor if it is possible to see a gout specialist.

Taking medication for gout is not a “one size fits all” situation. Different people will benefit from different medication doses. Some will have more relief if they take massive doses at the time of their worst attacks while others take smaller, monthly doses.

Before you decide which type of medication to take and how often to take it, it is best if you try different types and different doses. Make sure that you keep a diary of how you feel during each treatment so your doctor can give you the best treatment.

SIGNS OF A GOUT ATTACK

Kathy Nelson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:40:36 +0000

by Kathy Nelson

The condition known as gout will normally take several years to form before a person starts to suffer from it. This is because the uric acid crystals need time to build up in a person’s joints and the tissue surrounding it before gout symptoms and signs begin to show.

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. No one who hasn’t had a gout attack start at bedtime can believe how much pain can come just from the brushing of your partners foot against the infected joint, normally your big toe.

3. If your toe joint feels like it is on fire and that pain goes on for several hours then the chances are you have gout. The pain should start to disperse over the following 2 days although it can take as long as a week to go totally.

4. When the gout attack actually begins to subside then the person finds that the skin around the joint, which is affected, may feel itchy and starts to peel.

The above are just some of the symptoms that people with gout may have. Not everyone who suffers with the above will have gout and not every gout sufferer will suffer with all (or any) of these symptoms.

The most common part of the human body where a person is likely to experience gout is the big toe joint. However, some people may develop gout in other joints in their bodies including their feet, ankles, knees, wrists, fingers as well as their elbows.

If you have recently had surgery then there is a increased chance that you will have a gout attack. These after surgery attacks seem to be short in length, although just as painful as any other attack, it can also be treated as a side effect of the surgery rather than actual gout.

If you or someone you know starts to have any of the symptoms we have mentioned here it is vital that they go to see a DR. While the initial pain may dissipate after a few days it will come back , and may be much worse the next time, unless they take proper medication.

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How do you know if you were suffering from a gout symptom or just normal day to day aches? If your big toe ache we rarely normally think of gout as a possible cause.

WHAT TO EAT IF YOU SUFFER FROM GOUT

Kathy Nelson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:10:12 +0000

by Kathy Nelson

When you sufferer from gout and start to experience intense pain from gout attacks, I’m sure you’ve researched the subject because you are looking for ways to stop the attacks from happening again. What you may or may not know, is that what you eat plays a big part in gout attacks.

Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is “what is the best diet for me then?” and then you begin to picture all of your favorite foods and which ones you will no longer be able to eat. None of us wishes to give up our favorite foods but our long term health needs to come first.

Stopping the pain is the first thing on your mind when you are having an attack and so you are very motivated to change your eating habits, but as the pain wears off and you start to think that maybe you won’t have another attack or maybe the next bout won’t be so bad and you will be able to bear the pain, so changing your diet isn’t really necessary.

You need to start thinking about the long term solutions to your gout and the pain you are suffering as a result of it. Yes, short term remedies are fine at first, but the real pain is caused by a build up of uric acid crystals in the joints. This can be solved by taking some steps to help in the long term, such as watching your diet and eating the correct foods.

Start by changing your eating habits not just over the next few months, but over the next few years. You need to be making changes over a long period of time so that you can experience less pain from gout in the long run.

Therefore which changes to your lifestyle should you make at the moment to stop another attack of gout? First, keep a journal of all the things you eat and drink over the next two weeks. This will be much easier to do if you carry some kind of note book around in your pocket. By doing this, you will be able to see exactly what you are eating rather than guessing. You will be able to see over these two weeks where you need to cut down on or eliminate certain foods. You should also increase your water intake.

You should avoid foods which are high in purines which allows your body to make the uric acid that crystallizes and causes gout. Purines are found high amounts in meat and meat products, especially internal organs such as the liver and kidney. You should also avoid sweetbreads, anchovies, sardines, beef, brains, meat extracts, herring, mackerel, scallops, wild game, and gravy. A plant-based diet is low in purines, so your diet should consist mostly of vegetables. Foods with a moderate about of purine are fish, asparagus, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms, green peas, lentils, dried peas, beans, oatmeal, wheat bran, and wheat germ.

After two weeks of keeping a record of your food intake, use it for another two weeks but this time highlight the bad foods you have managed to cut down. Concentrate on one thing at a time. Once you have cut out one thing down, move on to something else. After a while you should see a reduction in your gout problems.

YOUR DIET IS CAUSING YOU PAIN

Kathy Nelson — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:33:19 +0000

by Kathy Nelson

If you suffer from 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.

The general consensus is that if your diet is high in purines (a white, crystalline compound, C₅H₄N₄, from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine) and protein then you are more likely to suffer with gout. Gout is caused by a build up of uric acid and when purines break down they form uric acid. When your body has more uric acid than it can deal with, little crystals made up of uric acid will form in your joints and cause pain and inflammation.

It is therefore important that a person who suffers from gout avoid foods which contain high levels of protein or purines . If you eat foods with too much protein or purine in them they will then increase the levels of uric acid in the body, which can further aggravate the condition.

Is all that beer and red meat you eat worth the gout pain that you are experiencing? You need to take your gout diet seriously and realize that the more notice you take of the food you put into your mouth the greater your chance of reducing your pain from gout is. Remember, it is your diet which is causing you pain.

Potatoes, corn and peas are just three of the vegetables that you should be avoiding all together or at least reducing your intake. It can be hard to change your diet all at once, so make a plan to reduce your intake of potatoes by 50% within 2 weeks and altogether by 8.

While your intake of meat and vegetables will greatly effect your, gout another thing you can do is drink more water. If you drink alcohol (especially beer) then greatly reduce that intake and replace it with water.

Many people will look at the list of things to remove from their diet so their gout can improve and just think it is too much so they do nothing. Pick one thing that is bad for you and start off by reducing then removing it from your diet completely. Once you have conquered one food then you can move onto the next one. You need to make lifestyle changes rather than just changing your diet for a week or two.

By making changes to your dietary habits you will discover that you are better able to control the condition. Over time, not only will the symptoms and attacks associated with this condition be greatly reduced, but you will feel much better about yourself, as well.

GOUT FOOD TO AVOID TO STAY HEALTHY

PJ Easton — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:41:16 +0000

by PJ Easton

Gout is a form of arthritis that affects many things in your body. It affects the tendons, joins and other tissues. It is more common amongst men over thirty years of age, but many women are getting it during post-menopause. People of all ages can get this problem and it is not something that is fun to deal with. There are a number of factors which increases your chances of getting gout. With that said, you should start looking into what you are eating and the foods you should avoid.

If you have gout right now, then you should make sure you do not eat foods that are high in protein. The food you consume should be low in protein. That means you will need to avoid red meat, dark meat and seafood. You will also need to stay away from animal organs, such as mussels, liver, heart and even sausages.

Something you should also stay away from, as it will only make your gout symptoms even more painful, is the ever so popular drink: alcohol. If you are a drinker, then this may send you into a panic, but in the end, it will help you out. This is because alcoholism can cause many health problems. However, we are not going to get into that right now, that can be found in a whole other article. Anyhow, avoid alcohol as much as you can as it could make your problems of gout worse than they already are. You should especially avoid beer as it is higher in yeast content. Yeast is also something that you should avoid. Any type of food that has yeast in it, stay away from.

FOODS TO AVOID

Anchovies
Roe (fish eggs)
Fish such as herring and mackerel
Sardines
Scallops and mussels
Game meats, like goose, duck, and partridge
Organ meats: brains, heart, kidney, liver, and sweetbreads
Meat extracts
Mincemeat
Broth, bouillon, and consomme
Gravy
Yeast (baker’s and brewer’s) taken in the form of a supplement

The last thing you want is to go through a painful gout attack. There are many foods which will increase your risk of getting gout. There are also other foods which can make you go through more pain and cause the attack to last longer.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU MAY HAVE GOUT?

Paul Mahon — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:47:41 +0000

by Paul Mahon

Gout is uniquely known in the medical world as one of the most regularly recorded medical disease throughout history. It is frequently related to hereditary abnormality in the ability of a person’s body to excrete uric acid.

No one thinks much about purines in their food, the items that are high in purines are often amongst the most flavorful foods. Shellfish, red meats and game meats are all high in purines. Only when you have an agonizing attack of gout or even worse kidney stones do you start to even consider the purines in your food.

Not everyone with increased levels of uric acid in their blood stream will develop gout, but if you find your blood contains elevated levels then it is a good reason to start taking precautions to reduce it. At it’s worst increased uric acid can lead to kidney stones and even kidney failure, as well as gout.

Gout attacks are partly caused by your body trying to protect itself, it sees the uric acid crystals as an invader and white blood cells are sent out to put a safety envelope around the crystals. This is when the pain starts.

If you do have gout you are not alone, in the us there are at least a million others who have gout. Most of the people who suffer with gout are men.

Finding out if you have gout is not an exact science in any way. We have mentioned enhanced levels of uric acid already, yet there are people who have gout but don’t display increased uric acid levels. If you have the pain that we have described then it is time to go and see a Dr, be totally honest and open with your Dr, tell him exactly what pain you are having and when you have experienced it.

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THE BEST GOUT PAIN RELIEF FAST

PJ Easton — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:09:51 +0000

by PJ Easton

The ailment we commonly call gout is medically termed acute gouty arthritis. To many people, especially those who are not familiar with the condition, gout is just another common ailment and as to what the best gout pain relief is, is just irrelevant. On the contrary, gout is one of the oldest ailments known to humanity and one of the most severe kinds of arthritis.

If it is worth any solace, being such an ancient disease, medicine has been doing far-reaching research in attempt to at first relief agony interrelated with gout infections that it is possible today to find a appropriate remedy for the individual needs of gout sufferers.

NSAIDs has been known to provide the best gout pain relief and are the most common prescription given to gout patients for instantaneous pain relief. A major advantage of NSAIDs is the fact that it helps to extend the periods between gout attacks and the intensity thereof. Alternative options to NSAIDs are Corticosteroids and Colchicines for persons who tend to be intolerable to NSAIDs or experiencing severe side effects.

In order to obtain instant relief, the best way will be to take pain relieving medication containing ibuprofen. Not only does ibuprofen act as a pain reliever but serve as a good anti-inflammatory cure as well. If you suffer from gout and you don’t put in effort to treat the attack in some way or another, you will likely suffer from it for more or less a week.

It is very important to know that medication containing aspirin might relieve the pain for a while, but it is actually worsen your gout problem. Aspirin inhibits the body from doing away with the uric acid that builds up in your body that is causing the gout related pain.

By applying a cold compression like ice wrapped up in a cloth helps to sooth painful joints and numb the pain for a while. This method also helps to decrease swelling around the joints. It is a good precaution to keep a cold compress ready in your freezer for those unannounced gout attacks. It has been recorded that some gout sufferers find a hot compression such as a warm towel to be soothing and helps to get some relief to be able to sleep at night.

Although drinking plenty of water will not bring immediate relief, it is recommended to consume about one liter of extra water per day in order to aid in the dilution of the uric acid that is the main cause of the in the joints.

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GOUT AND URIC ACID INFORMATION

PJ Easton — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:43:22 +0000

by PJ Easton

There is a family history of gout and uric acid being an issue with my in-laws, and I was educated in a very slight way what foods might cause a gouty episode. Foods that have high purine content and alcohol are important to avoid. Since we have children now, we are watching ourselves for possible symptoms to avoid getting gout.

It came to my attention during questioning with my doctor on what types of illnesses my family members had. One of the questions was does anyone suffer from gout. I figured that we should do some research to understand this illness a bit better.

What the experts say is that there are normal amounts of uric acid in people normally. Uric acid is a waste which comes from cells dying and then releasing purines, which also comes from food. If you have an excessive amount of uric acid flowing in your blood then you can get hyperuricemia.

If your body has a lot of uric acid being stored through your body, for more than twenty years, then there is a risk of uric acid turning into crystals as sodium urate and then those crystals lodge into your joints, knees, knuckles, feet,etc, and it becomes what is known as a gout attack which is very painful.

It is important to then seek ways to lower uric acid to a level that is considered normal so that they don’t end up getting the terrible results of gout or hyperuricemia. They must seek help from a physician who can advise them how to lower their uric acid.

All you need to do is have your physician give you a blood test to measure your serum uric acid level.

Your doctor might recommend that you change some habits, or foods you eat that could exacerbate gout attacks. In some cases he may recommend medication to help you lower the uric acid levels in your body.

Being overweight is a contributing factor in getting gout, for example if you are considered obese, then your body fat ratio is off balance with your height. This means that you could be increasing your risk for getting gout by four times. Maintaining a healthy weight is a major factor to keep from getting sick with gout.

It is important to watch your weight for other reasons as well, such as lessening your risk of blood-pressure problems and decreases risk of heart disease. It is important to note that researchers are connecting the possibility that kidney disease, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, is being cause by the high uric levels of acid in people.

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