Treatment for gout involves making lifestyle changes like drinking water to flush toxins from the body, consuming drinks with antioxidants like green tea or coffee, and drinking cherry juice to break down uric acid. Following a low-purine diet is also important, avoiding foods high in purines like red meat and shellfish. Keeping a food diary can help track what causes gout attacks and their severity over time. Continued lifestyle management is needed to see improvements and eventually stop gout attacks.

1. Treatment for Gout

2. People with gout can be so
desperate that they will try
anything to find a cure

3. But often the solution is to take a
close look at your habits, particularly
your eating and drinking

4. Drink a lot of water to flush
toxins from the body which are
prime causes of gout

5. Inflammation and pain occur
due to the build up of crystals
within our joints.

6. There are other drinks that are
helpful in treating gout such as
green tea or coffee because they
contain antioxidants.

7. Cherry juice is good for your body as
it breaks down uric acid.
It may be a good investment to buy
your own juicer.

8. Plan the meals you want from
the different recipes available for
low purine diet.

9. It can be fun to try new foods, but
take the time to find out what
you need to avoid.

10. What you like to eat is not always
healthy. Watch out for the fat and
sugar content of food

11. Avoid high-purine food too. Red
meat, offal, and shellfish are
particularly bad.

12. Natural treatments for gout
need time to work.
Keep a diary and document what
causes your gout attacks, and how
bad they are.

13. Note such details such as
your last attack, the affected part,
the duration and the level of pain.
Note what you were eating in the
previous week or month.

14. You can see if your condition has
gotten better or worse based on the
data of your history of gout.

15. It is a step in the right direction
if you indicate that your attacks have
become less painful and frequent.

16. Eventually they will stop. But only if
you continue to look after yourself.