I have "gout' it's hurt me a lot of pain. I heard that taking lot of "celery" will help,is it true ?

I have "gout' it's hurt me a lot of pain. I heard that taking lot of "celery" will help,is it true ?I am male with 57 years of age, I have 'gout' more than 20 years , I live in Thailand, I just want to know taking a lot of "celery' will help relief the pain, if anyone have such experiences, kindly help me. By the way if you take a big lot of celery, does it have any side effect to your health, please help answer, Thanks a lot

DANNY
I cant say for sure, but I doubt.

what I DO know, is to take lots of vit C, and cherries.

both help very well, and you wont have any bad side effects (except going to the loo more often!)

Sandra
It certainly sounds like it would help!

"Celery is a diuretic, so it promotes the excretion of urine. Thus it helps removes uric acid from the body, an objective of all dietary and drug medication cures for gout. This is helpful but not unique – other foods act as diuretics too.

If celery possibly cures gout for some people one substance that helps to do it is 3nB (3-n-Butylpthalide). Few people outside the gout community will have heard of 3nB, but it's the substance that gives celery its distinctive smell and taste.

Two well organised but small studies reached very interesting and positive conclusions about the possibility that celery cures gout. A celery extract, standardized to contain 85% 3nB, was tested on arthritis, osteoporosis and gout sufferers. The first group (15 people) were given 34mg of this celery extract twice daily; a second group, (70 people) tested at a later date, received the larger amount of 75mg twice daily for three weeks.

Both groups reported lower pain levels and even complete relief from pain. Those receiving the higher dosage (the 2nd study) fared better. Unwanted side effects were not found."

leichenteilchen
Cherry juice seems to help people, are you avoiding the foods that make gout worse? Drink lots of good water! Celery is harmless, don't know if it helps gout though. You could not possibly eat too much celery.

Roger
I have had gout for 20 years, at least. Mostly in big toes and thumbs. The list of things not to eat is too long. The pain is hard to tolerate...there's no relief! My doctor prescribed Allopurinol, I take one pill every morning, and I haven't had a touch of gout since then (17 years). No side effects or complications with Allopurinol. It's a very common treatment for gout.

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