Friday, May 16, 2008

Gout Symptoms

I've had gout for 10 years now and my attacks are recurring, every year I get 2 to 3 of them. The treatment I use is plain old ibuprofen, as soon as I feel the beginnings of a dull throb I immediately take 3-4 pills than 4-5 hours later I pop another 2 (no the best for your liver but gout symptoms and pain is worst in my opinion). I use advil or generic pills from Costco. Also I drink 2 glasses of water to flush out excessive uric acids.

A few days later I do a 2 day OJ or lemon juice fast to detox my liver from the massive doses of ibuprofen. Works for me so I'm happy. I know my gout attacks are diet related and preventable but you have to be a bunny rabbit to be on a purine free diet

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Gout Symptoms

Gout treatment for gout symptoms can have side effects that include stomach problems like ulcers, diarrhea and nausea. Other reported side effects are acne, high levels of sugar in blood, decreased good bacteria in the body, retention of salt and yeast infection.

Gout treatment should be started as soon as possible. An acute gout case can be treated with nonsteroidal drugs that also prevent inflammation, such as ibuprofen or indomethacin. Gout treatment and management is essential to keep uric acid from debilitating joints permanently.
Gout symptoms should be treated as soon as possible before the intense pain appears.