Q: I have been fighting an on going battle with gout attacks in my big toes and knee. I have been on medication from my M.D. off and on now for some time. The meds take the pain away but it always returns. I have tried herbs such as burdock root, cherry juice, and charcole. These did not help. Maybe I don’t have the right combination of herbs or maybe I am not taking them long enough. I take them until the bottle is empty then quit. Any suggestion? I am at a loss as to what to do, any help will be appreciated!!
A1: Sometimes one needs to experience the true pain that goes along with the gout, and I have.
Take the following till the gout is gone. Also if your a beer drinker, Stop now, and don’t drink any till the gout is gone! The worst the pain the more I’d drink, WRONG, DON’T do it!
OK, Unsweeten pie cherry’s (Ingred: Cherry & water) from your food chain or Kundsen’s Concentrated Black Cherry Juice from your health food store works the best. Stay away from yeast, beer, pea’s, processed meats, and some dairy products. Depending on how bad your gout is, it could take up to 3 months to be rid of the gout. I was walking with the help of a cane, because the pain was so bad. My gout never came back, and that was 7 years ago.
I want you to know, the cherry’s will dissolve uric acid (gout), But you will probably hate cherry’s when you get through it, because your going to eat a whole lot.
A2: You may want to check with your doctor to determine what is causing the elevated uric acid levels. It could be something simple, such as medications you are taking. Diuretics and chemo drugs can raise uric acid levels. Kidney damage can prevent uric acid excretion. diabetes is a common cause of kidney problems, and prostaglandin inhibitors such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen sodium (Aleve) are well known for causing kidney damage. Some uric acid is actually broken down by intestinal flora for excretion which are destroyed by antibiotics. Leukemia and hemolytic anemia are also possible causes of elevated uric acid levels. Rarely the person has a genetic disorder in which they lack an enzyme required for uric acid excretion.
Uric acid itself is produced during the breakdown of proteins which are made of amino acids. These amino acids are ammonia based, and excess ammonia is toxic to the body. Carbon dioxide binds to the ammonia forming uric acid which is then converted by water to urea and expelled as urine. Most people tend to consume way too much protein. The average person only utilizes roughly 3 ounces of protein a day, even if you are an athlete. Overconsumption of protein only increases uric acid levels in the body, especially when consuming meats for a protein source. When an animal is killed uric acid is trapped in it’s cells. So you are consuming uric acid from the cells and proteins which will be converted in part to additional uric acid. Other sources of uric acid production include dairy, algaes (due to nucleic acid content), and beer (due to high purine levels).
Provided that the doctor does not find any of serious metabolic disorders, there are various ways of reducing uric acid. My favorite herb for helping to lower uric acid levels is nettle leaf, though safflowers also work well. If you have been on antibiotics I would suggest fibers and yucca root to help build up your intestinal flora.
Water is extremely important since unhydrolyzed uric acid crystals will cut up kidney tissue as it passes through. This is one of the main reasons for the high incidence of kidney disease in the US. Americans tend to eat too much protein, and do not drink enough water. Coffee and sodas do not count as water.
A3: Gout is a form of rheumatism, caused by overeating and drinking, eating of wrong combinations that fill the system with waste matter.
The diet is of first importance. In order to help gout, all harmful products, foods, and drinks, must be given up. For gout, you especially need to include lots of fruits in your diet.
Take a high enema of warm, soap-sudsy water, and if there is any colon trouble or colitis, take herb enemas.
Take equal parts of scullcap, yarrow, and valerian, granulated, mix thoroughly together, and use a heaping tsp. to the cup of boiling water, steep, and drink a cupful and hour before meals, and one before going
to bed. Take laxative herbs to keep the bowels open; this is important.
Any one of the following herbs will be found benenficial; take singly, or in any combination you desire, using a tsp. to a cup of boiling water, steep 20 mins., and take 4 cups a day, one before each meal and one
before going to bed: Blue violet, burdock, gentian root, mugwort, rue, birch, broom sarsaparilla, buckthorn, ginger, pennyroyal, plaintain, wood betony, and balf of Gilead.
Here are some good herbal laxatives: Golden seal, horehound, hyssop, mandrake, mullein, peach leaves, psylla, rhubarb, sage, senna, wahoo, elder, blue flag, wild Oregon grape, fringe and aloes.
Drink lots of distilled water daily also. It is imperative for you to remove all waste matter from your system.
Taking cayenne pepper everday would also be very beneficial for you.
Drink more water. Sufficent water may only answer and correct answer.
But You may water hate person. You should detoxified water.
Detoxified water may 7 or more types….
Your Type may onion types.
0.1gram of onion add to one gallon of water and drink the water.
drinking the onion water half an ounce (14.8 mL) per 1 pound (0.45 kg) of body weight. I think you can love the onion water…
This recipe with onion I didn`t know. You know other types of detoxified water?
For example I know that you can do the same process with:
- clay – 1 tsp of clay in 2L of water for 24 hours
- bran – 2 tsp of bran in 2L of water for 9-10 hours
- vegetables – some fresh vegetables in a quantity of water for more than 24 hours. You can drink the water and add some more.
My uric acid is high 8.9 and when treated with allopurinol 300 g/day for a fortnigh it came down to 8.3 but unfortunately my platelet count already low 115 came down to the alarming count below 100 ( you know that low blod count of platelets will be responsible of various hemorrhages). With a proper diet only for another fortnight without any medication and plenty of drinking water the count reached 7.9 and the platelets went up to 115.
in my view as a doctor and as a patient, water, low body weight and correct diet can insure a reasonable prevention of gout. Thanks.
Can you tell me how much water do you drink everyday?
Thank for your time! Good luck with the diet and get rid of the uric acid!
Discover tart cherry juice concentrate from my doctor for my gout pain. I started drinking a few weeks back and I feel great. I even got free shipping from Fruit Advantage