GOUT help!?

Can anyone recommend a home remedy for my husband's gout please? We know all the conventional dietry advice. For example we know that high purine foods cause gout and which those are. Someone recently told us that turkey causes their gout and we have avoided it which has brought considerable improvement to the condition. Also he has cranberry juice to help. The problem is, what to do when he has an outbreak in order to stop it escalating. Is there something he can do or eat please?

Yes there is. Tart cherries or cherry juice. A daily dose will help to prevent it and a few doses when he has a bout will help as well.
It can reduce uric acid within an hour or less. You can also buy tart cherry in a dried capsule form though the fruit or juice is still better. It also helps with other muscle pain and can actually help the body heal faster from workouts. It's a natural anti-inflammatory agent.

Three things have helped me stay gout free for almost 2 years,they are:
1. Omega 3 fish oil tablets
2. Nature's Way Arthritis Pain Tablets (1 per day)
3. Following the program at
http://natural-gout-cure.com/ Report It

i worked with a lady who had this, she said blackberry's helped alot, i think she had some sourt of pill form of this but im not sure.
good luck

I have it too. Ouch. Cranberry juice has a lot of oxylates and he had better not have had a kidney stone.
Id use a health store derivative first.

http://www.ask.com/web?q=gout+&search=&q...

I would think drinking extra water would help - it would dilute the purine level in the joints. warning - too much water can also dilute electrolytes to the extent of causing death. have to balance the right amount of water without causing harm. best to see a doctor.

A potent dose of Ibuprofren perhaps...there's all kinds of things that can cause it. I had it once, and the doctor told me to eat more healthy stuff, seeing as "rich foods" can cause it...that and take the pain killer. I went around on a crutch for two weeks.
Make sure it's diagnosed correctly...there's also a condition called "pseudo-gout"!

My husband has gout also. I fed him LOTS of salads, veggies and chicken. It helped him a lot. Drinking lots of water also helps to keep the purines flushed out.

He takes allopurinol (a scrip) that really helps him. He usually only takes it once a day and can eat just about anything he likes. If he does get a flareup he can take a second pill, but that only happens if he consumes a lot of beef.

There are may excellent websites that can help you find ways to combat gout.

Good Luck

Cherries. Lots and lots and lots and lots of cherries. They help break down the uric acid crystals that cause the pain of gout. It should work pretty fast.

The ache in your toe may be enough to knock you off your feet. Gout, a form of arthritis, often strikes without warning. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may help kick the pain:

http://www.solgar.co.uk/healthnotes/heal...

Keith Woolley