Treatment of gout with folk remedies at home

Gout is one of the oldest diseases. Another healer of ancient Greece, Hippocrates described the symptoms of gout about 2400 years ago! Given that the disease is known for a long time, there are various folk methods of treatment, because in those days the medicine was not so developed.

• Signs and causes of the disease
• How to treat gout with folk remedies
• Compresses
• Berry treatment
• Phytotherapy
• Lilac with gout
• Recipes for oral use
• Baking soda
• Bay leaf
• Root of sunflower
• Iodine and Aspirin
• Propolis
• Potatoes
• Treatment of gout with medicines
• Treatment with allopurinol
• Homeopathy
• With exacerbation of gout

The treatment of gout with folk remedies at home has reached even to this day. Preserved many effective recipes, which are described in detail in this article.

Signs and causes of the disease

Gout occurs when there is a violation of protein metabolism. Because of this, the joints accumulate excess uric acid salts, which leads to the formation of spherical growths or, as they are called in the people, "cones", bones on the legs.

Factors affecting the appearance of gout, which cause it:

• abuse of fatty, salty, spicy food, overeating;
• drinking alcohol in unlimited quantities;
• sedentary lifestyle;
• overwork;
• impaired excretion of uric acid by the kidneys.

People who lead a healthy lifestyle have less risk of getting sick.

Symptoms include the following signs of gout:

1. Sharp pain and redness of one or both of the joints (big toe, knee).
2. Appearance under the skin of nodules.
3. Sensitivity even with a light touch to the joint.

The source of the disease is an incorrect diet and abuse of foods containing purines. They include:

• cocoa and products based on it;
• coffee;
• tea;
• red meat;
• oily fish;
• mushrooms;
• by-products;
• sharp cheeses;
• sorrel, spinach;
• beans;
• alcohol.

Important!With the use of these products in large quantities, the risk of impairment of uric acid metabolism increases.

According to Pevzner recommended diet number 6:

• to limit the use of products containing salt, oxalic acid and purines;
• to monitor the amount of consumption of fats and carbohydrates;
• eat more vegetables, fruits, fermented milk products;
• observe the drinking regime (drink 2-3 liters of water a day).

List of prohibited products:

• broths on meat, fish and mushrooms;
• sauces, preserves, marinades, vinegar;
• tomato sauce, ketchup;
• Smoked meat, lard, sausage, meat of young animals;
• spices are sharp and salty;
• alcohol, caffeinated foods and beverages;
• grapes, raspberries;
• cauliflower, radish, sorrel, beans.

How to treat gout with folk remedies

Treatment of gout with folk remedies at home involves several options:

• compresses;
• Berry treatment;
• phytotherapy;
• use of the means inside.

Methods of treating gout can be combined with each other, which will have a positive effect. Therapy with folk methods will help not only cope with an unpleasant disease and reduce pain, but also avoid further exacerbations of the disease. Let's consider each of the above methods separately.

Compresses

Compresses, as a rule, overlap at night. After all, at night the pain syndrome increases, and the affected place literally begins to burn. Several folk recipes will help to avoid such consequences and to ease your well-being at this time of day.

Important!Honey is a useful product, but very often causes people to have allergic reactions. Before making honey-based compresses, check for allergies and other unpleasant manifestations. A little product should be applied to the wrist and wait for any unusual reactions within an hour.

Compress of salt and honey

Take salt and honey in equal proportions, mix them. The resulting ointment should be laid evenly on the cheesecloth and applied to the patient's joint for the night.

Compress of mustard and honey

From the mustard powder and honey, make a gruel and add a little soda. Apply the resulting mustard-honey mixture and wrap with gauze, then fix the compress with a restraining dressing. Leave it overnight. The procedure should be carried out every day for 14 days.

Chamomile wrap with elderberry

Such lotions very effectively help to cope with unpleasant painful sensations. Recipe:

1. Chamomile and elder in equal quantities to fill with water, wait for the boiling water.
2. Then give the tincture a little cool and brew.
3. Gauze lotions are applied to the affected joint at night.

Berry treatment

It's not a secret for anyone that berries are not only tasty, but also useful. Moreover, they have a truly miraculous effect and are irreplaceable "doctors". When treating gout with folk remedies at home, such berries will help:

• elder;
• cherry;
• blueberry;
• strawberries.

Strawberries, blueberries and cherries should be consumed inside. Blueberries can be eaten in any quantity every day. The course of treatment of cherries lasts a week, 300 grams a day.

Elder recommended to make a decoction - this is an excellent natural diuretic that will remove excess uric acid from the body.

Phytotherapy

Also useful for gout grass. Many plants, which folk medicine traditionally uses, improve the general condition of a person, directly affecting the problem. Therefore, with the exception of contraindications, tea with chamomile, melissa and linden is useful for every person regardless of the diagnosis.

Interesting!From the turn, you can brew tea and drink in unlimited quantities. The main thing is not to add sugar. You can drink in cold, warm or hot.

Lilac with gout

In the season, you should pick lilac flowers and put them in a half-liter jar. Pour the flowers with a glass of vodka and leave for 7 days to insist in a dark place. Directions for use: Take 50 drops of tincture inwards before each meal.

Recipes for oral use

As already mentioned, gout occurs in the event of malnutrition. Therefore, to monitor the diet is very important. A few simple recipes will help cope with the exacerbation of the disease, as well as prevent it.

Lemon and garlic

Four lemons and 4 cloves of garlic should be scrolled through a meat grinder. Pour the resulting mixture with two glasses of boiling water and leave in a warm place to infuse for 3 days. Pre-strained infusion take once a day for 50 ml.

An Apple

Three large apples cut into slices and pour 1 liter of water. Bring to a boil, then boil for another 15 minutes. It turns out apple compote, which will help to cope with the gout. Only to drink compote you need at least 4 cups during the day. If you want, you can do more, it will do you good.

Lemon with sugar

1 kg of lemons pour boiling water, hold for 5 minutes, then scroll through the meat grinder. The resulting gruel mix with 1 kg of sugar. Use the mixture three times a day, adding a glass of water and a half spoonful of soda.

Celery

Celery juice helps. Three spoons of juice before each meal will significantly reduce the pain with gout.

Baking soda

Soda can neutralize acid, which is important for gout. An effective result can be obtained at the initial stage of the disease. The course of treatment: 10 days reception, 10 days break. The scheme of reception: starting from 1/5 h. l. soda, gradually increasing to 1/2 h. l. take an hour before meals every day.

Since soda can damage the walls of blood vessels, you can use the recipe with a bath. Collect a bath of warm water (in the sitting position of water should be up to the waist), dilute in it 400 g of soda and 400 g of sea salt. The course of treatment: 10 procedures, then 2 months break. With exacerbation, swimming in hot water is contraindicated.

Bay leaf

Effective folk remedy for the treatment of gout:

1. Grind 5 pieces of bay leaf and pour 100 ml of ammonia, let it brew for a week.
2. Rub the prepared tincture into the area of ​​the affected joint.
3. From above do iodine mesh. Perform procedures before relieving the exacerbation.

Root of sunflower

When treating sunflower root, it is necessary to revise your diet and exclude alcohol, fatty and fried foods. The recipe for decoction from gout:

1. 1 glass of crushed sunflower root pour boiling water 3 l.
2. Put on the stove and boil for 2-3 minutes.
3. Take 1 glass 3 times a day after meals.

Roots used to prepare the broth, you can apply a second time, only boil for 2-3 minutes more.

Iodine and Aspirin

To prepare a medicinal solution, you need to pour 10 ml of iodine into a glass container and add 5 tablets of chopped aspirin. After the aspirin has dissolved, and the liquid brightens, you can start treatment. Before going to bed, lubricate the affected joints with the solution obtained, then warm them. In the morning, rinse with warm water. Doctors consider this method of treatment ineffective. When taking 1 tablet of Aspirin, the pain and inflammation will disappear sooner.

Propolis

The recipe for gout:

1. 15 grams of crushed propolis, pour 200 ml of vodka, put in a dark place for 7 days, shake daily. At the end of this time, strain the tincture.
2. Take 15 ml on an empty stomach, be sure to drink it with milk. The course of treatment is 14 days.
3. Preserve the tincture in the refrigerator.

Potatoes

Potatoes can be used for gout in two ways:

1. Gadgets. Grate the potatoes and attach to the resulting cone.
2. Bath. Peel potatoes in a saucepan for 2/3, pour water on a quarter. Put on a fire and boil for 15 minutes. Broth (300 ml) pour into a bowl with hot water, gradually pouring potato liquid, keeping the temperature. Carefully apply bumps on the cones to avoid burns. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. Hot procedures are prohibited with arthritis expressed.

Treatment of gout with medicines

The cure should be complex, for this purpose various means are appointed:

• non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are used for analgesia (indomethacin, methindol, diclofenac sodium);
• cytostatics block cell division (Colchicine);
• corticosteroids, if the patient is hypersensitive to the above drugs, with severe disease (Methylprednisolone, Triamcinolone, Dexamethasone);
• hypoxanthine oxidase inhibitors that excrete uric acid by the kidneys (Allopurinol);
• urikozuricheskie drugs with the reception of antibiotics (Probenecid).

It is not recommended to select a drug for uric acid excretion. This should be handled by a qualified doctor after receiving the results of laboratory tests.
The most popular drugs that excrete uric acid and dissolve stones are: Avisanum, AUopurinolum, Benzobromarone, Blemaren.

Important!The appointment is made only by a doctor who treats gout!

Treatment with allopurinol

The use of this drug is designed to eliminate the cause of the disease. In the treatment it is necessary to take into account some features:

• start taking medicine from small doses;
• when the drug is withdrawn, the level of acid in the urine sharply increases;
• when seizure before taking medication, relieve pain;
• at the beginning of treatment, in order to avoid an attack gout is prescribed in small doses of colchicine;
• requires control of the urate in the dynamics.

Contraindicated in children, during pregnancy, and if the liver is broken. Treatment with allopurinol should be accompanied by a diet.

Homeopathy

Homeopathic preparations for the treatment of gout are selected based on the symptoms and nature of the disease:

• Aconite (at the beginning of an attack);
• Arnica (severe pain when walking and touching);
• Belladonna (redness, temperature);
• Berberis vulgaris (attacks stabbing pain, with stones in the kidneys);
• Bryonia (swelling, knees unable to bend, hot);
• Calcium fluoride (the joints of the fingers are affected, they crack);
• Colchicum (hypersensitivity to movement and touch);
• Ledum (cold in the joints);
• Nuks vomica (patients with stomach upset);
• Rhododendron (joints react to weather);
• Rus toxicodendron (with hot, strongly swollen joints);
• Sulfur (itching, burning).

With exacerbation of gout

The first step is to perform anti-inflammatory therapy. To do this, often use Kolhitsin (taking the drug to coordinate with your doctor) or use anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal drugs (Diclofenac, Indomethacin, Naproxen). If there is no possibility to use the traditional treatment regimen, glucocorticoids are administered.

Traditional medicine recommends using a prescription tincture: fill the bottle with lilac flowers and pour 200 ml of alcohol, put it in a dark place, shake it daily, take 25 drops before eating.

Timely appeal for medical care will save you from such a disease as gout. Be healthy!