| Gout can be pretty painful. So you need to pay | | | | and prevention is to make necessary dietary |
| attention for proper treatment of gout. Here are tips | | | | changes. You should avoid foods which contain a lot |
| for gout treatment and prevention. If you don't treat | | | | of purine. Examples of such foods are organ meats, |
| gout, then a gout attack may last for many days | | | | legumes, salmon, turkey, mutton, spinach, cauliflower, |
| and sometimes stretch for even a few weeks. Do | | | | mushrooms etc. |
| you want to endure the pain that long? | | | | 6. Alcohol is another big no-no. You should stay far |
| Gout Treatment and Prevention Tips: | | | | away from beer, or any other alcoholic beverage. |
| 1. The first thing you should do is to give proper rest | | | | 7. Drink a lot of water and fluids like fruit juices, low |
| to the inflamed joint and keep it in elevated position | | | | fat milk and yogurt. Having enough fluids in the body |
| as much as possible. Do not try to walk away on a | | | | can help in expelling excess uric acid from the body. |
| toe or knee affected by gout. You should also apply | | | | 8. Eat foods like cherries, blueberries, strawberries, |
| ice on the gouty joint for at least 20 minutes or so. | | | | banana, pineapple, red tomatoes and those foods |
| But don't apply ice directly on the skin, wrap it in a | | | | which are high in vitamin C. |
| towel or ice-bag. | | | | If you follow the above gout treatment and |
| 2. Do not put even slight weight like that of clothes | | | | prevention tips, you should be able to see a lot of |
| or blankets on the gout affected joint. The extra | | | | difference. Hopefully your gout attacks will become |
| weight may exaggerate the inflammation. | | | | less frequent and will last for fewer days. And the |
| 3. If your feet are affected by gout then soak them | | | | good thing is that these above mentioned tips are |
| in hot water tub that has some ginger added to it. | | | | easy to follow for anyone. Aren't they super easy to |
| This can help in getting rid of uric acid through sweat | | | | follow? |
| when the feet are immersed in water. | | | | Some of the above tips might provide temporary |
| 4. Another natural gout treatment you might try out | | | | relief. In addition to these tips you should also try out |
| is drinking lemon juice mixed in water at least thrice | | | | permanent and natural cure for gout. Are you |
| daily. Lemon has high levels of vitamin C which is | | | | interested in knowing how to cure gout completely |
| good for getting rid of uric acid. | | | | and naturally? |
| 5. An important way of permanent gout treatment | | | | |