Home Remedies for Gout

Gout is a form of arthritis that happens when too much uric acid is in the bloodstream. Uric acid is naturally produced by the body and is supposed to be excreted out through the kidneys and urine. Gout usually occurs when we either have normal amounts of uric acid and have not excreted it out or have too much uric acid. Either way, uric acid builds up and forms tiny like crystals around the joints, therefore causing extreme pain.

Gout can occur in any joint but the big toe is usually the main point. Gout is also caused by eating too many rich foods and drinking too much. There are ways to prevent gout from recurring and relieving the pain it causes. If you or someone you know has suffered from gout or still is suffering from it, please take a minute to read the ways to prevent gout and ease the pain gout causes.

Let's take a look at a few home remedies that can ease the pain or get rid of gout altogether.

Cherries

Some gout sufferers say that by eating cherries, their pain has completely gone and as long as they keep eating cherries or drinking cherry juice, gout has stayed away for good. It doesn't seem to matter whether it is sweet cherries or sour cherries and the amount differs between people. A good guess at the dose is between 10 to 30 cherries a day until gout is gone or until the pain is gone. Of course you want to get rid of the pain but it is better to get rid of the gout altogether and prevent it from recurring so your best bet would be to keep eating cherries to keep the gout away for good.

Charcoal Poultice

Charcoal has a way of retrieving toxins from the body. It is recommended to mix a half cup of powdered activated charcoal with a few tablespoons of flaxseed and ground together in a blender and add enough warm water to make a paste. Apply the charcoal and flaxseed paste to the infected area and cover with a cloth. You should change this every 4 hours or leave it on overnight but be warned, charcoal stains, so be careful around your clothes and bed linens.

Charcoal Bath