Anyone know of any herbal/folk remedies for gout?

Anyone know of any herbal/folk remedies for gout?My partner's foot is all gout swollen - he's taking gout medication and pain killers.... any alternatives out there?

Dr. D.
Treatment of Gout
Currently, there is no cure for gout, but through proper diet, a healthy lifestyle and medications, the symptoms of gout can be relieved and further episodes eliminated.

Proper diet



Avoid or restrict foods high in purine (a substance that produces uric acid when broken down). These foods include: sardines, anchovies, brains, liver, kidneys, tripe, sweetbreads, tongue, shellfish (mussels and oysters), fish roe, scallops, peas, lentils, beans and an excessive amount of red meat.


Drink 10 to 12 eight-ounce glasses of non-alcoholic fluids daily.

Healthy lifestyle



Reduce alcohol consumption

Lose weight

Medications

Using medications for gout can be complicated, because the treatment needs to be tailored for each person and may need to be changed from time to time.


To relieve the pain and swelling of an acute attack, the doctor may prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colchicine, corticosteroid drugs, and/or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).


To prevent future attacks, the doctor may recommend colchicine, probenecid (Benemid, Parbenem or Probalan), sulfinpyrazone (Anturane), or allopurinol (Lopurin, Zurinol or Zyloprim).


To prevent or treat tophi, probenecid, sulfinpyrazone and allopurinol are recommended.


All of these drugs are powerful, so the patient needs to understand why they are taking them, what side effects may occur and what to do if they have problems with the medication.

Cortney K
It may sound funny but have him drink cherry juice. That is how my uncle help control his gout.Obviously his diet is important but drinking this will help him. Good luck

indian_cowboy
If u want permanent cure there is treatment in Ayurveda. The Allopathy doctors won't advice ot or won't agree with this, but Ayurveda is more than 5000 years old, Proven, practised and written. And the medicines r Herbal, so no side effects. If u would like to treat i can recommend some good hospitals. A panchakarma treatment will be very good. If u have any doubts feel free to contact me.

Cathy J
Black cherry juice, apple cider vinegar, these are good give them a go.
Any berry is good for gout, cherries, strawberries, raspberries etc, but black cherries are the best

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