Gout:
• Gout is a form of arthritis
• It is also known as toe or feet
disease
• The condition usually affects the
toe, knee or wrist joints
• More than one joint can be affected
at one time
Symptoms to look for:
• Sudden bouts of unbearable pain
• Inflammation, tenderness in the
joints
• Gout attacks usually occur at
midnight or early in morning
• Affected joint becomes hot and
swollen and is very sensitive to touch
• Pain and swelling generally goes
away after 1-2 weeks
• The pain reoccurs after sometime in
the same or some other joint
Causes:
• High level of uric acid in the
body
• Excessive alcohol intake
• Stress
• Lack of exercise
• Skipping meals
• Dehydration
• High aspirin intake
• Menopause
Natural home remedy using mustard oil
and camphor:
1. Take 1 cup of mustard oil
2. Add 10 gm of camphor
3. Heat till camphor dissolves
completely
4. Massage the affected area with
lukewarm oil
Natural home remedy using apples:
1. Eat 1 apple after every meal
2. Apples have malic acid, which
neutralises uric acid
Natural home remedy using lime:
1. Add the juice of half a lime to 1
glass of water
2. Drink 2 times a day
3. Citric acid in lime dissolves uric
acid
Natural home remedy using ice:
1. Wrap ice cubes in cloth
2. Place on the affected area
3. This provides only temporary pain
relief
Tips:
• Drink 8-10 glasses of water every
day. It washes out the uric acid deposits
• Have 15-20 cherries every day
• Anti-oxidants in cherries help
relieve inflammation
• It reduces the frequency of gout
flare-ups
cherries have also been found very useful against gout attacks. According to the study, cherry intake during a two day period was associated with a 35% lower chance for a gout flare up. Consuming cherry extract was actually associated with a 45% lower risk. Even more, the risk for gout attacks was decreased by nearly 75% when cherry intake was combined with allopurinol use. In patients who took allopurinol alone, the risk of gout attack was reduced by 53%. If patients took cherry alone, it reduced the risk by 32%; if they took both, the risk of experiencing a gout attack was reduced by 75%.
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