Anything that is not prescription since my husband refuses to see a doctor.
Gout is a painful way to go through life, I'm a fellow gout sufferer. The things that really helped me get through an attack are indomethacine, colchicine. Those are both scripts from a doctor. Would like to think your hub could see his way to get relief from modern medicine.
Also, allopurinol in a script will help remove uric acid from the system. This has helped me too. I take it every day, it's insanely inexpensive, and it has no side effects. Allopurinol is probably most important for me to stay away from gout.
Everything that's been said above are good non-prescription things to do if one gets gout. Drink an oz of water for every 2 lbs of body weight every day. Stay away from high fructose corn syrup. I had to give up beer almost completely *whimper* and that was very difficult for me.
Just a thought: your hub is willing to listen to advice from strangers on health issues, but not a doctor? I understand completely, just because a doctor says do this or don't do that, doesn't make it 100% correct all the time. But if the hub cares about his health, he needs to open up a bit.
Another couple of items that help me: celery seed pills, they may help the liver not create so much uric acid. And, mix 1/2 tsp of baking soda in 12 oz of water and sip on that, helps to make the body more alkaline (opposite of acidic) and it may help get rid of the uric acid.
As you can probably tell by now, two things are very important: don't add extra uric acid (purines) to the body, and help the body get rid of the extra uric acid.
One last thing, on the red wine comment: red wine is probably the ONLY alcohol that a gout sufferer can drink, as long as it's in moderation. Red wine is ok. It's the beer and hard alcohol that is really bad.
Good luck to you and your hub!
Limit or avoid foods high in purines, such as:
Organ meats, such as liver, brain, kidney and sweetbreads
Anchovies
Herring
Mackerel
Smaller amounts of purines are found in all meats, fish and poultry. For this reason, limit animal protein in your diet to no more than 5 to 6 ounces of lean meat, poultry or fish a day. Some additional dietary considerations include:
Avoid alcohol or drink it in moderation. Drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of hyperuricemia because it interferes with the removal of uric acid from the body. If you're having a gout attack, avoid alcohol completely.
Drink plenty of fluids. Fluids can help remove uric acid from the body. However, limit consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks, which have been linked to an increased risk of gout.
Maintain a healthy weight. Excess weight puts more stress on your joints and increases the risk of hyperuricemia and gout.
Lose weight if you're overweight. But avoid fasting or rapid-weight-loss diets because they can increase uric acid levels in the blood. Also, avoid low-carbohydrate diets that are high in protein and fat, which can increase hyperuricemia.
He might also take a non-steroid anti-inflamatory such as Advil to ease the discomfort. Getting his cholesterol and blood pressure under control will also help.
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All that butterfly lover said are really great..
One thing that sounds crazy, but does help are
bing cherries.
This does not do anything but alleviate the pain, but its worth it on really bad days
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Any kind of cherry is good to reduce the acid buildup that causes gout.
They can be fresh, frozen, Marischino or in a pie, they all will work to his advantage.
Into your browser type; cherries for gout
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Follow the diet advice of butterfly lover and get him on some black cherry juice, unsweetened. If it's in a pie it will not work.
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stop drinking red wine, drink more water. The nsaid pills can make some people nauseous.
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I bought tart montmorency cherry concentrate at the grocery store.
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Gout is a painful way to go through life, I'm a fellow gout sufferer. The things that really helped me get through an attack are indomethacine, colchicine. Those are both scripts from a doctor. Would like to think your hub could see his way to get relief from modern medicine.
Also, allopurinol in a script will help remove uric acid from the system. This has helped me too. I take it every day, it's insanely inexpensive, and it has no side effects. Allopurinol is probably most important for me to stay away from gout.
Everything that's been said above are good non-prescription things to do if one gets gout. Drink an oz of water for every 2 lbs of body weight every day. Stay away from high fructose corn syrup. I had to give up beer almost completely *whimper* and that was very difficult for me.
Just a thought: your hub is willing to listen to advice from strangers on health issues, but not a doctor? I understand completely, just because a doctor says do this or don't do that, doesn't make it 100% correct all the time. But if the hub cares about his health, he needs to open up a bit.
Another couple of items that help me: celery seed pills, they may help the liver not create so much uric acid. And, mix 1/2 tsp of baking soda in 12 oz of water and sip on that, helps to make the body more alkaline (opposite of acidic) and it may help get rid of the uric acid.
As you can probably tell by now, two things are very important: don't add extra uric acid (purines) to the body, and help the body get rid of the extra uric acid.
One last thing, on the red wine comment: red wine is probably the ONLY alcohol that a gout sufferer can drink, as long as it's in moderation. Red wine is ok. It's the beer and hard alcohol that is really bad.
Good luck to you and your hub!
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