Gout is uncomfortable. It can easily take over your life .
There are no instant cures for gout available.
The following may help with your gout books on Gout . If you suffer badly from gout you really should consult a doctor.
Long term chemical treatments may be ineffective
This is possibly the first time that you have found out that you have The Gout
This is not unusual as Gout is a sneaky disease that likes to build up silently.
There are several stages of Gout and the first attack is normally sudden and very painful
You big Toe may suddenly start to throb and even treble in size
You wonder what is happening.
Your physician will explain to you that you have the gout.
If he or she is honest with you then he/she will explain that there is no instant cure for gout.
There are painful medical procedures to physically remove uric acid crystals from your joints but these have fairly low success rates.
Gout is a Build-up of Uric Acid crystals within the joint of (usually) the big toe.
The crystals are needle sharp and irritate your skin and nerves/tendons
This is what an acute gout attack feels like::
Normally the first attack is the worst - with a huge big toe or elbow that at first makes you think of elephantiasis (yes it does get big !)
Your toe will go very red and be incredibly tender to touch. and will get very,very warm.You may be unable to get your socks or shoes on.
The first attack will last between 3 and 10 days of exceptional uncomfortableness.
Further attacks last longer and are more painful.
This is seriously the time to consult your doctor.
Allopurinal may be prescribed and this usuallty alleviated the gout symptoms.
Gout attacks generally affect men in their 40s or 50s (seldom women)
The Gout is a lifestyle problem.
Although the traditional view is an old man with gout sipping Port , there is some truth in this.
A lifestyle that includes a lot of alcohol and red meat or shellfish is generally what starts off an acute gout attack.
Middle Eastern Dietary laws were quite sensible.
Shellfish and shrimps filter out and feed off the rubbish at the bottom of the sea.
Although you may feel you will not survive a gout attack, the triuth is that you can easily control Gout with a sensible diet.
You should however take Gout seriously as it can lead to complications and some of those may eventually be fatal.
Obesity is definitely a factor in Gout and if you lose weight you will certainly avoid an acute gout attack.
One of the natural ways to treat yourself is water (no - really !)
Drinking 6 to 8 glasses of mineral water daily will help flush through your system and wil help cut down the uric acid buid-up.
Fresh Fruit is often suggested as a cure for gout (myself I stick to Black Cherry Juice which has the ability to dissolve uric acid crystals in your blood stream)
Other Fruits may help - strawberries,blueberries,raspberries and Pineapple are notable ways to cut down uric acid crystals.
Other fruit and fresh vegtables also help.
15 to 20 cherries may indeed have an almost instant effect on helping a gout attack.. but just a few a day after that.
I used to drink a few glasses of wine a day,but I have to warn against this.
Alcohol does build up in your system and is a major contributor to gout.
It is often said that you are what you eat.
I believe that eating the excretory organs of an animal is not really a good idea.
French people seem to love liver,kidneys,and tripe but I think it is only sensible to consider just what function those parts of an animal
actually perform they filter out the stuff that the animal will not accept into its system - and then we eat the parts that do it !
There is a listing of foods to avoid on this website
As a consolation, Gout is widely believed to be an aphrodisiac and also to have side. effects of preventing other diseases including some forms of cancer.
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