Disease Of The Rich - Gout
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This is the 'kings' disease' as it affects the affluent. It is a
type of arthritis that affects the toe, knee and other joints.
Your kidneys lose their abiltiy to flush out the excess amounts
of uric acid, partially. This uric acid cyrstallizes and lodges
in the joints, thus causing joint pain. This joint gets hot,
swollen and tenedr. This pain usually starts in the middle of
the night and can last for hours and days at a stretch. But it
can vanish quite quickly.
The following are of the simple home remedies that you can
take to prevent the gout infection:
* Lose weight slowly: People suffering from gout are usually
overweight with their body weight about 10 to 15 percent
overweight.
More your girth, higehr your uric acid level. The
higher incidence of the uric acid leads to frequnet and intense
gout attacks.
But take care that you should lose weight slowly
as crash diet ledas to increase in uric acid levels.
* Control the blood pressure: Gout patients who also suffer from
hypertension need to be extra careful. This is cause the blood
pressure medications raise the levels of uric acid.
Hence it is
advisable to control the blood presusre naturally by lowering
the intake of the sodium, exercising regularly, reducing the
excess weight and eliminating stress.
* Skip liver: Certain foods contain purine that raise uric acid
levels. Though it is found in most foods, it is advisable to
skip certain foods like red meat especially organ meats, liver,
certain types of fish and green leafy vegetables like
spinach.
* Stop the drink: If you are suffering from gout, avoid alcohol.
This is cause alcohol stimulates the production of uric acid.
Beer is the main culprit as it has higher purine content than
the other wines or spirits.
* Go heavy on water: Drinking lots of water will help kidneys
flush out the excses uric acid. Dehydratoin is also known to
trigger gout attack. You can increase the urinary output by
drinking at least five glasses of water a day.
* Improve your sex life: It has been found that if you are a
man, having frequent sexual actviity reduces the levels of uric
acid.
* Take care of your feet: If you increase your huge toe, you run
the risk of gout attack.
Wear shoes around the condoimnium and protect
the feet from the daily accidents.
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