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Does anyone other than me on here have gout? Mine is flared up again right now. :cry: I need your home remedies, because medicine isn't helping. I was told to eat cherries to prevent flare ups, WRONG. I've been eating 6 or 8 cherries everyday for the last 3 months and it still flared up. I've read several home remedies on the net, but need one that someone has personally tried and actually found relief. I will wait patiently with my toe elevated for replies.
Thanks!
Chop it off below the knee and go with a prosthetic :evil:
Seriously tho, not a clue... Ambassador 25yr'ol Scotch?
Sounds like it sucks, g'luck with it.
The dr. tells my grandfather to stay away from our camp, meaning stay away from rice n gravy, fried foods, and alcohol.
His gets pretty bad, hope you find something to help ya.
Red meat and beer are bad if you have gout.
The one time I had a gout flair up, the doctor told me to stay away from processed meats (lunchmeat such as bologna, cooked ham, P & P loaf, etc.), cured meat like bacon, ham and sausage and internal organ meat like gizzards, livers and hearts. Limit alcohol intake and drink lots of fluids. 2-4 liters per day with at least half being water. Knock on wood, I haven't had a recurrence in over 7 years Now, I have processed meats and cured meats occassionally and alcohol in moderation, but continue to drink lots of fluids. Good luck. That was one of the most painful things I have experienced.
I have gout also. Really sux. My Dr put me on uloric, but it caused flare ups worse. For me, when I feel one coming on. I take 800 mg ibuprofen twice a day and drink 100 ounces of water in the first 5 hours I'm awake every day. It won't make it go away immediately, but it does keep it to a tolerable level till it passes in a few days. You have got to stay away from processed foods, red meat and any food that is rich. I hope this helps. I know that 800mg of ibuprofen is a lot but that is what works for me.
Thanks for all the posts! It's finally getting better now, still sore, but I can walk again with a shoe on. One new thing I heard about and tried may have helped. Mix 1/2 oz honey with 1/2 oz apple cider vinegar, take twice a day. I can't absolutely confirm that it helped, but the day after I started taking it, the pain was alot less. :banana:
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Thanks for all the posts! It's finally getting better now, still sore, but [size=12pt]I can walk again with a shoe on[/size]. One new thing I heard about and tried may have helped. Mix 1/2 oz honey with 1/2 oz apple cider vinegar, take twice a day. I can't absolutely confirm that it helped, but the day after I started taking it, the pain was alot less. :banana:
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[size=12pt][font=comic sans ms]TUCK, glad you are getting better, and I think I know the cause of your problem.
Never “walk with shoes on”, wear flip flops only, unless the temp drops below 32 degrees and you are going to be out side for extended periods of time! :o
Thanks, Fin. You would think I would have figured that out by now! :wall:
I have a really good friend in PA who struggles with gout. Everyone warns about red meat, but his DR told him that venison was absolutely the worst thing to eat when you have gout. I looked at your avatar and decided to pass that along as something you might want to check out if you eat much of it at all.
Yea, I rarely buy any meats. I live on venison, wild turkey (meat), and fish that I catch. I don't doubt that venison might be one of the causes of my gout, but I refuse to pay such high prices for meat when I can fill my freezer by hunting and fishing. I guess I shouldn't complain about the occasional flare up since I'm so stubborn. By the way, I plan on bringing some of my famous deer jerky for you guys to try next time I come to the pier.
i have it....ok ...my dr told me to go on a low salt diet due to blood pressure insident i had recently... i basically did my version of meditreian diet....with no salt......
i will say that all of my artirits pain is gone.....i asked my dr about it and she said it was probably due to the salt. regardless not gout flares in almost a year where i was having one every few months. also knees and shoulders back have not felt htis good in 20 years...
i still eat more meats that what the med diet calls for but i also eat alot more fresh veggies.
one last thing... water with lemon every day and lots of it...lemon is high in potassium and the potassium helps your body rid of hte sodium...give it a try...
Absolutely nothing more painful . I've been taking 100mg Allopurinol once a day for several years now and have had no major flare ups during that time . Also eating dried cherries helps .