Ways to Get Relief From Gout

If you are afflicted with gout, it can be very painful, but luckily for you there are several ways to alleviate the pain. Diet forms one of the most important factors in affording gout relief. Your diet should not contain brewer’s yeast, so strictly avoid fish, meat, beer or lager. Most people who are afflicted with gout have complained that when they have gout attacks no medicine seems to work. Patients just learn to cope with the pain.

A common home remedy that is effective in alleviating gout pain is a paste of mustard powder and flour. Apply this paste at night and keep the affected part in an elevated position. Often one home remedy may work for one patient and may not work for another. Anti inflammatory medicines are commonly prescribed to give some relief to the patient.

A food item that is considered good in providing gout relief is banana. It is rich in potassium which is very effective in gout relief. A dosage of 3500 mg of potassium is recommended every day and one serving of banana meets at least 10% of the body’s need for potassium. Bananas are also a rich source of vitamin C which helps in reducing the uric acid level in the body which is the primary cause of gout pain.

Preventing a gout attack is your best alternative from this painful condition.

A commonly prescribed remedy is to take NSAID the moment you sense a gout attack; this is an anti-inflammatory drug so it reduces the inflammation of the joints.

If you have delayed medication and the pain has become excruciating then call a doctor for an injection, this is actually a steroid that will immediately relieve the pain. Don’t make this a habit and do not inject yourself. This may cause severe side effects if used indiscriminately.

Application of an ice pack to the affected area will also give gout relief. Keep the pack on for about 15 minutes and then remove it. Re-apply the ice-pack after another 15 minutes and keep doing so till the pain is completely gone.

Consumption of herbal teas and water is a great way to balance the uric acid levels in the body. They flush the excessive levels of uric acid from the body. So it is good to drink plenty of water so that all the toxins are flushed out from the body.

Following some of these remedies for gout relief will reduce the pain for some time though may not eliminate it completely.