Gout

[miss sixty]

Does anyone know that if you drink dilute barcorbonate of soda it will treat gout?? xx

[netibiza]

I would think it would worsen it being as it's salty.

[magicbeatle]

I know it treats Acid indigestion. I have used it for years so I know it works, but I have heard it's not good for you. Keep meaning to ask my Doctor whether or not I should use it.

[andy hughes]

Best treatment is to drink lots of water, and stay away from any spicy food, or pork products.

[thugulike]

Cherries are an excellent aid for gout.  They can be fresh, frozen, dried, glace, anything.  Not sure what it is that helps but they would be better than drinking bicarb

[the>one]

 ask your doctor for allopurinol 1 a day

[MJT2003]

Gout: was the bain of my life for about five years - I first got it at 26, and couldn't believe it when my Dr said it was gout - he prescribed indomethacin, which works excellently, but really only works once you have a flare up.

 

I was getting it twice a year for about five years, and eventually was sent to a consultant, as they have to run various tests before they can precribe allupurinol. I am now on allupurinol, 1 tablet a day for the rest of my life - which trust me, is better than getting gout (haven't had a flare up since I've been on it - the past two years).

 

Gout is the most painful form of arthritis - but, thankfully, the most easilly treatable as well.

 

I should not get gout - I'm reasonably young, fit, healthy and have a reasonably good diet - unfortunately, I inherited a defective gene from my father (together with a big nose - but thats by the by).

 

First - a fallacy: alcohol does not bring on gout - it may exacerbate it, but it does not being it on.

 

Avoid food high in purines - Liver, Peas, Shellfish, Marmite etc...

 

Drink lots of water and eat lots of cherries and celery.

 

Have never heard of the bi-carb thing - and this is after a lot of research, but may just be that I've missed that little gem.

 

One interesting point - and this was in a leaflet printed by the arthritis society - people who suffer from gout generally have an above average IQ - I love trotting out that little pearl!!!

[d0gsb0dy]

Read it somewhere......avoid bananas.