Gout Uric Acid Symptoms: 3 Simple Tips To Lower Uric Acid
Gout uric acid symptoms are; redness, swelling
, inflammation, stiffness, heat, and, excruciating pain! It's high uric acid that eventually leads to gout. So it's important to lower your uric acid in order to beat gout. Here, you'll discover 3 simple natural gout remedies to help you lower uric acid.
A gout attack can occur in any joint, but the base of the big toe joint is by far the most common (75%). But what causes gout symptoms to occur? They are caused by uric acid crystals that have formed in your joints, tendons and surrounding tissue.
If you were to look at these crystals under a microscope, you would see that they are shaped in the form of microscopic needles. When they settle in a joint, your body's natural defences release chemicals to surround the affected area. It's this inflammatory reaction that causes the symptoms of a gout attack.
Uric acid crystals themselves are formed when there are abnormally high levels of uric acid in your bloodstream (hyperuricemia). This situation can develop when your kidneys aren't able to flush excess uric acid out of your body efficiently enough. Excess uric acid can be caused by several things, such as your diet (see below), lifestyle, underlying medical conditions, and, some drugs, etc.
In order to get rid of gout and prevent it returning (recurring gout can cause permanently damaged joints and kidney stones), you need to reduce your high uric acid levels. This can be done through drugs prescribed by your doctor, or, by utilizing natural gout remedies. This post deals with the latter.
Here are 3 very effective natural remedies to help eliminate gout uric acid symptoms:-
1. Drink 2 to 3 liters of water every day. This helps your kidneys flush excess uric acid out of your system via urine.
2. Consume your '5 portions' of fruit and vegetables each day. Note that you must avoid mushrooms, asparagus and cauliflower as they are pretty high in chemical compounds called 'purines' which produce uric acid.
3. Change to a 'low purine' diet. This means avoiding foods such as game, liver, heart, kidneys, brains, red meat, broth, gravy, poultry (especially turkey), shellfish, some fish like mackerel, lentils, yeast extracts, etc. And you really have to avoid alcohol, especially beer!
There is a ton of information out there on natural gout remedies that people all over the world are using to beat gout. But these three natural remedies are three of the most important...
by: John Cielo
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