Treatment of gout at home

The most common factor contributing to the onset of this disease is arterial hypertension. In addition, the appearance of gout promotes the entry into the body of the so-called purine bases, which are found in red meat, in some honeycomb fish, in coffee and alcohol. Also, this disease can occur in people with kidney failure and autoimmune diseases.

One of the symptoms of gout is attack of acute arthritis, which occurs suddenly. Unpleasant sensations can also appear in the joint. As a rule, such an attack triggers a violation of diet. Another contributing factor is trauma and micro-injury caused by prolonged walking or wearing narrow shoes.

Most often Gout is manifested as swelling of the skin on the joint near the big toe. Many patients because of severe pain in the jointcan even wear socks. Sometimes acute gout may be accompanied by fever and general malaise. However, even in the absence of treatment, gouty arthritis will gradually disappear within 5-7 days.

Gout refers to those diseases that can not be cured, but you can "keep in check". In case of this disease, we recommend that you consult a doctor who can individually choose a diet for you. Only with proper nutrition will the disease go away.

As a rule, to combat gouty arthritis appoint anti-inflammatory drugs (nimesil, indomethacin, diclofenac and others). The use of these drugs will get rid of unexpected bouts of gout.

In order to relieve the pain during an attack, you can apply ice to the affected joint, wrapped in cloth. However, it should be remembered that sometimes ice increases the crystallization of salts, which will lead to increased pain. In this case, dry heat.

In the event that the seizures occur more than twice a year, the doctor can prescribe medications that will reduce the level of uric acid in the blood for a long time.

To prevent repeated seizures, it is recommended that watch your weight, since excess weight is a factor in the appearance of gout. Try to eat as little as possible of fatty foods. Also avoid starvation and low-calorie diets. Reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages, especially beer. In addition, limit the consumption of meat and seafood.

For the prevention of this disease go in for sports. If there is no such possibility, regularly perform physical exercises of medium intensity: swim, ride a bicycle at a low speed, go fast and so on.

As you could see, treatment of gout at home is a compliance with the proper diet and taking medications prescribed by a doctor. Also for getting rid of inflammation of the jointsyou can use folk remedies. Chop half a bulb and 5 large cloves of garlic. Also take an aloe leaf, a piece of beeswax and add all the ingredients to the pan. In the mixture obtained, add one tablespoon of melted butter. Put the saucepan on a slow fire until it boils. After a minute, remove the mixture from the heat and mix well. After everything has cooled down, apply the mixture overnight to a sore spot in the form of a compress.