Gout Food Treatment

Eat raw fruit, vegetables, grains, seeds and nuts.
Especially recommended have been
Cherries and Strawberries.

Preferably eat no meat as it is rich
in uric acid forming components.

Drink 6 pints of fluid a day.
Slightly alkaline natural springwater has been recommended.

Avoid purine rich foods:
anchovies, asparagus, crab, fish roe, herring,
kidney, liver, meat gravies and broth, mushrooms,
mussels, peas and beans, sardines.

Restrict purines in your diet.
Purines increase lactate production,
which competes with uric acid for excretion.
Foods with a high purine content include beef,
goose, organ meats, sweetbreads, mussels,
anchovies, herring, mackerel, and yeast.
Foods with a moderate amount of purines include
meats, poultry, fish, and shellfish not listed above.
Spinach, asparagus, beans, lentils,
mushrooms, and dried peas also contain
moderate amounts of purines.

Avoid rapid weight loss diets.
This may result in increased uric acid
levels in the blood.

Avoid all alcoholic drinks.
Do not drink alcohol, especially beer.

Maintain a healthy weight.
However, it is important to avoid
crash dieting and rapid weight loss.

Drink plenty of water because dehydration
may make gout worse.



Cherries —One half pound of cherries per day
(fresh or frozen) for two weeks lowers
uric acid and prevents attacks.
Cherries and other dark red berries
(hawthorn berries and blueberries)
contain anthocyanidins that increase collagen
integrity and decrease inflammation.
Cherry juice (8 to 16 oz. per day) is also helpful.

Vitamin C —8 g per day can lead
to decreased blood uric acid levels.
Note that there is a small subset of people with gout
who will actually get worse with this level of vitamin C.

Folic acid —10 to 75 mg per day inhibits
xanthine oxidase, which is required
for uric acid production.

EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) inhibits
pro-inflammatory leukotrienes.
Dose is 1,500 mg per day.

Niacin —Avoid niacin in doses
greater than 50 mg per day.
Nicotinic acid may bring on an attack of gout.

Vitamin A —There is some concern that elevated
retinol levels may play a role in some
attacks of gouty arthritis.

HERBS
Herbs may be used as dried extracts
(capsules, powders, teas),
glycerites (glycerine extracts),
or tinctures (alcohol extracts).
Unless otherwise indicated, teas should be made
with 1 tsp. herb per cup of hot water.
Steep covered 5 to 10 minutes
for leaf or flowers,
and 10 to 20 minutes for roots.
Drink 2 to 4 cups per day.

Devil's claw (harpagophytum procumbens)
reduces pain and inflammation.
Dose is 1 to 2 g three times per day
of dried powdered root,
4 to 5 ml three times per day of tincture,
or 400 mg three times per day
of dry solid extract during attacks.

Bromelain (ananas comosus) — proteolytic enzyme
(anti-inflammatory) when taken on an empty stomach.
Dose is 125 to 250 mg
three times per day during attacks.


HOMEOPATHY


Source(s)
Alternative Medicine
HealthWorld Online
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