Alternative treatment for Gout

Alternative treatment for Gout

Gout is a form of arthritis, a certain form of joint inflammation and swelling. Gout is also known as the disease of rich or kings. women after menopause and middle aged men are more prone to gout attack.

Symptoms of Gout

- Gout attack usually affects the big toe and is usually accompanied by acute pain the affected area becomes hot, swollen and tender. Gout is not limited up to the big toe it may also affect other joints such as the wrists, knees and sometimes more than one joint may be affected at a time.

- Other symptoms of gout are slight fever, and feel disinclined to eat. Untreated gout can results in more frequent attacks.

- Affected joint generally becomes damaged by arthritis.

- Another problem with gout sufferer is kidney stones containing uric acid can cause severe colic pains in the stomach.

Causes of gout:

- The main cause of gout is the formation of uric acid due to purines metabolism. Gout sufferers have a higher level of uric acid, this uric acid increase is faster than the elimination because of reduced amounts of acid being passed out by the kidneys in the urine. Increased concentration of uric acid in the blood results in needle-shaped uric acid crystals in the joints which bring about attacks of gout.

- Other causes of gout heredity, high purine diet, protein rich foods, excessive alcohol intake, lack of physical exercise, stress, hypertension or high blood pressure and obesity.

Alternative treatment for gout:

The first step for gout treatment is to correct the factors that are responsible for increasing uric acid levels in the body. Try your best to avoid purine rich food. Here are foods high in purines and to be avoided: Organ meat products such as liver, sweetbreads, kidneys, tripe, tongue, red meat, scallops, shellfish, peas, beans, lentils, alcohol and coffee, crash diets.

Now, take a look at alternative treatment for gout:-

- Juice fasting is the best alternative treatment for gout. Therefore, try to put yourself on juice fasting for at least 5 to 7 days.

- Drink orange juice and water. This remedy is effective in lowering uric acid concentration in the blood.

- If your gout is severe then try to go for short series of fast rather than going for a long 7 days fast.

- After completing you fast, try to go on a fruit diet for at least 3 to 4 days. Make a new fruit diet menu by add fruits such as oranges, apples, peaches, pears, grapes and pineapple.

- After completing your fruit diet plan gradually embark upon the following diet :

Breakfast for gout

Eat fruits such as apples, figs, mangoes, apricot and milk.

Lunch for gout

Eat steamed vegetables like cabbage, celery, beets, squash, lettuce, celery, water-cress, carrots, tomatoes and potatoes.

Dinner for gout

Sprout mung beans and alfalfa with salad of carrot, cabbage, tomatoes.

Cherries as an alternative treatment for Gout:

- Cherries are very effective in gout treatment. In order to treat your gout with cherries, try to consume about 15 to 25 cherries a day. Thereafter, atleast10 cherries a day will keep your gout under control.

- Potassium rich foods such as bananas, beans, potatoes, and green leafy vegetables are also beneficial for controlling gout.

- Another effective alternative treatment for gout is the mixture of carrot, beet and cucumber juice. Try to make a mixture by mixing 100 ml. beet juice+ 100 ml; cucumber juice + 300 ml. carrot juice (very effective treatment for gout related problems) about 150 ml. of this juice should be taken by the patient suffering from gout. Another effective combination is raw potato +fresh pineapple Juice.

- Try to stay away from stress by regularly going to yoga or meditation classes.