Gout Treated with Natural Medicine

Lisa McDowell asked:

When eating a low purine diet that avoids the common gout triggers, taking your medications, and doing all you can to prevent gout attacks does not seem to be working for you, you can be left feeling frustrated with the effect this condition is having on your life. However, have you thought about taking a natural approach to treatment? There are some proven gout home remedies that you can try, and most of them are rather simple and very effective when other methods of relief seem to fail.

One very simple remedy can work wonders when you are in the midst of an attack and the pain is unbearable. Place a bag of ice on the effected joint to effectively help numb the pain and reduce the swelling, though you may have to reapply this as needed. To apply, use crushed ice put into a baggie and sealed, and then wrapped with a towel and placed over the joint. The towel is needed to stop the ice from ‘burning’ your skin. This has a numbing affect that helps with the pain for a time. You can leave it on for about ten minutes and then remove and repeat as needed.

A similar remedy that some sufferers find helpful is to alternate hot and cold on the joint, with submersion in cold and then hot water or by using an ice pack and heat pad. This can help lessen both pain and some swelling. Alternate the hot and cold every ten seconds for about five minutes – two or three times a day. Try adding some vinegar to the hot water.

Celery seed is another popular natural approach that many sufferers use to find relief. Celery see can be found in the form of a supplement, and is often used for a remedy for gout when other methods of controlling the condition are not working well, or may not be working at all. One of the very best things that celery seed can do for your gout symptoms is to help ease inflammation, which is part of the reason gout is so painful. Follow the supplement directions and see how it goes for you. You may need to take more, or less, depending on how it works in your system. Please note that celery seed may be dangerous for pregnant women, so make sure you talk with your doctor if you are pregnant or thinking of becoming so.

Another common gout home remedy is taking vitamin C. As with other medications, too much of this can have a detrimental effect, so discuss this option with your doctor before trying this remedy. You should never exceed 2,000 mgs a day, and for some people, even that is too much. Vitamin C works well for gout because it lowers levels of uric acid in the body, and helps prevent uric acid crystals from forming in your joints. It is best used as a preventative measure as once an attack is underway it probably won’t help much to reduce the pain.

There are plenty of other gout home remedies that gout sufferers have found to be helpful for both preventing and controlling gout attacks. However, it is important to check with your doctor before taking any home remedies to ensure they won’t react to any medications that you may already be taking.

John Khu asked:


Unhealthy eating habits, the pollution in the environment inevitably leads to the accumulation of toxins in the human body, and if these toxins are not cleansed out once in a while. The process of ridding your body of these poisonous substances is known as detoxification. Instead of opting for body detoxes and clinics and spas it is often more economical to get a home body detox, that is getting your body detoxified at home. A home body detox has several advantages vis a vis a professional detox at a spa. First, a home body detox is much cheaper compared to a detox at a spa, which may often cost up to many thousands of dollars. Secondly, in terms of quality or effectiveness it is not really less in terms of effectiveness than a detox at a spa, plus, a home body detox allows you to get your body cleansed and minus the discipline you are forced to follow at a spa or a clinic. So you can enjoy a freer and relaxed session of detox at home.

Ideally, you should be getting rid of your toxins twice a year; otherwise your ph levels might shoot up due to excessive toxin accumulation. This may lead to mental and physical exhaustion, and ultimately to graver problems and illnesses. Regular detoxification will help avoid serious problems and keep you feeling better, both mentally and physically.

Thus lack of exercise, bad diet, consumption of coffee, alcohol, too much salt, sugar etc clogs your intestine with harmful toxins which if not flushed out in time ruins your immunity and exposes you to other diseases. Herein lies the importance of home body detox methods.

The home body detox methods are essentially simple and hassle free. They do not involve convoluted clinical procedures and are easy to execute within the confines of your house. The following are the various methods of home body detoxification:

Home Body Detox Method#1: Colon Detox: this entails a cleansing of your stomach; you simply need to consume healthier food to get a colon detox. Have more fresh fruits and veggies and try to avoid meat or other toxic foods.

Home Body Detox Method#2: Coffee Enemas: coffee enemas are another variety of home body detoxes you can avail, but this is a lengthy procedure, and may take three to six months.

Home Body Detox Method#3 Liver Detox: a liver detox involves a very high intake of healthy liquids and green vegetables. On top of this you may also need homeopathic detoxosode drops.

Home Body Detox Method#4 Kidney Detox: in this last type of homebody detox you have to drink unsweetened cranberry concentrate, keeping the consumption of the healthy foods mentioned earlier, constant.

So home body detoxes are the simplest, cheapest and safest way to keep our body toxin free at all points and thus avoid major diseases. They have almost no side effects, and the various home body detox methods keeps you vigorous and fit by cleaning your various vital internal organs like the liver, kidneys, blood and lymph systems. Often, these detoxes are supplemented by vitamins and special diets.