Gout Home Remedies
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Gout home remedies involving apple cider vinegar, either ingested or applied topically, can be used as natural alternative treatments to help relieve gout symptoms.
Even though there is no scientific research evaluating the effect of ACV on gout, many people on the net have attested to apple cider vinegar's effectiveness.
What is Gout?
Gout is a form of arthritis that causes intense joint pain, often affecting the large joint of the big toe. Gout can also occur in the hands, wrists, knees, ankles and feet. The affected joints become red, inflamed and very tender. The symptoms occur suddenly and often at night.
High levels of uric acid in the blood can lead to urate crystal formation and it's the accumulation of these crystals around joints that causes gout.
Conventional treatment involves taking medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroid medications and colchicine.
To reduce the pain and inflammation of a gout attack you should try to:
- Not drink alcoholic beverages
- Eat less seafood and red meat
- Reduce the consumption of high fat dairy products
- Eat less processed food such as white flour and refined sugar
Reference: Mayo Clinic article on Gout. ( Web Link )
Procedure for Gout Home Remedies
using Apple Cider Vinegar
Unfortunately, conventional medications for gout can cause many uncomfortable side effects and are not always effective.
This has prompted many to try alternative treatments such as apple cider vinegar for gout relief as outlined in the following two procedures:
1) Apple Cider Vinegar Drink
After taking the ACV drink for just two days, many people have reported a reduction in swelling and pain of the affected area.
Mix the following ingredients into an 8 ounce glass of water and drink 3 times a day with meals:
- 2 teaspoons raw honey (Optional - not recommended for diabetics)
- 2 teaspoons organic apple cider vinegar (Use an organic ACV which contains the "mother of vinegar")
2) Apple Cider Vinegar Soak
This can be used along with the ACV drink or by itself.
- Soak a cloth in undiluted ACV and wrap it around the affected area for at least 15 minutes. Or simply immerse the toe or other affected area in a vinegar bath made by mixing 1 cup (250 ml) of ACV into 3 cups (750 ml) of water.
User Feedback Comments on
Gout Home Remedies using ACV
Name: Cathy Smith
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date: August 29, 2009
Yes apple cider vinegar does does help keep gout under control.
My husband has had gout since he was in his early 20s and he is now 54 and has taken gout medicine all these years for it and only this year 2009 did we find out about apple cider vinegar and how it helps gout.
We found this out by accident, a friend told my husband that ACV was good to control blood glucose in diabetes and so he tried it and it worked but it also worked in keeping his gout in control.
He could eat things he had no been able to in years, it worked so good he was even able to quit taking his gout medicine which his doctor told him if he quit his medicine he was opening the door to let the gout back in.
Here is the recipe he uses: 2 cups of 100% apple juice, 2 cups 100% white grape juice, 2 cups 100% concord grape juice, 1 cup apple cider vinegar. Mix together and take 1/4 cup in the morning and 1/4 in the afternoon with meals.
I hope this recipe helps you as it has him. I have seen him suffer many times with gout and this has been a God send for him.
Good luck to everyone.
Name: W.L. B
Location: Virginia, United States
Date: August 21, 2009
For ANYONE who suffers from GOUT...this is the BEST remedy I have came across so far (better than cherries). The honey is only used to mask the taste of the vinegar..
2 tbsp of organic apple cider vinegar mixed with 2 tablespoons of organic honey (2 times daily).
I take two or three tablespoons TWICE a day and I now eat anything I want (hot dogs, bologna, red meat, shellfish, etc) with no side effects.
Last episode of gout, I could barely walk that evening.
Purchased some organic Apple Cider Vinegar and took 2 tablespoons with two tablespoons of honey before I limped to bed. Woke up the next morning and the pain and most of the swelling was gone. (PRAISE THE LORD!) I found out that the honey is just to cut the taste of the honey and now I just take two or three tablespoons twice a day (morning & evening). I just pretend it's chitlins WITHOUT the chitlins.
Apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com - Apple cider vinegar should not be taken without taking precautions to protect the enamel on your teeth. You can drink it with a straw, dilute it in water, eat or rinse your mouth immediately after drinking it.
Name: Mae Rehder
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date: April 27, 2009
For several months I have had excruciating pain in my right thigh and knee. I could not bend over without being in extreme misery.
Last night I rubbed Mother's ACV on my thigh and knee and within 10 minutes was able to touch my toes with no pain at all.
It lasted about an hour and a half but I repeated the process and made it through the night.
Name: Pegi Taylor
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date: April 5, 2009
I am a 49 year old female who recently went to the doctor after both of my ankles and feet swelled up like little inflatable toys.
My doctor was a bit perplexed yet very concerned how a woman of relatively good health could be having these syptoms. He ran a number of tests for thyroid disorder and congestive heart failure and came back with nothing.
All of a sudden it hit me . . . could the crab legs I had recently eaten done this to me? Was I allergic to them? I had never had crab legs before, my dad always said they were too expensive and too troublesome for the amount of meat you got. He preferred steak. Well the grocery store had them on sale and I bought them and made them and loved every little bite of them. I didn't eat much I told my doctor, but I certainly must be allergic to them. He listened to my story and all of a sudden I saw him burst into a big grin as he sighed a great sigh of relief. The mystery of my swollen ankles and feet was finally solved! I had gout he explained.
"Gout?" I said. "Am I going to die". He laughed and said "no . . . but you're going to feel like it!" He wasn't kidding. It is very painful and now everytime I eat anything remotely "fishy" I have a flare up.
My cousin said that my uncle has gout and he drinks a little apple cider vinegar with Sunny D orange drink to mask the taste to keep his gout under control. I tried it and it totally works.
I ate five little pieces of popcorn shrimp the other day and have been paying the price for it ever since.
I drank a little of my uncle's favorite concoction . . . and really within a couple of hours I started feeling better. I didn't drink the organic kind of vinegar, but after reading all of these testimonials, I am going out tomorrow and finding the organic kind of vinegar and hopefully I will be able to fit back into my dancing shoes.
Thanks to everyone for your stories about how vinegar helped saved you from the painful bouts of gout.
Name:Carmen Spence
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date: March 9, 2009
I have been suffering from gout, for 2 years, and after bowling last week, could not walk on my knee.
Suffered with pain for 4 days, searched the internet for help, found this advice about the acv and had 2 tablespoonfuls on sunday afternoon.
Monday morning could walk with no pain.
Name: Todd Stickler
Location: PA, United States
Date: February 3, 2009
I woke up this morning with the start of a gout attack..
I tried my remedy that had been using for over 2 years...
Until I got home from work I could hardly walk...found this info about acv and was willing to try anything at this point.
2 hours later I am up and about...its working...not ready to run a marathon yet but its helping ..
Thank God for what nature has given us...
Name: Robert
Location: Texas, United States
Date: December 26, 2008
This morning I woke up with a big toe and a swollen ankle. The pain was unbearable, I could not walk!
I read this article and had a friend bring me some acv from a local grocery store it was not organic though, I took three teaspoons with 8oz of water at 11:00 a.m. another doze at 2:00p.m and another at 7:00 p.m. right now I'm getting ready to walk out the door for work!
The acv really works! I'm going to look for the organic tomorrow, and never going to stop drinking it.
I'm going to put it to the test New Years Eve due to getting gout Christmas Day after all the food and booze.
I strongly recommend it!
Name: KL Mak
Location: Sabah, Malaysia
Date: October 27, 2008
I have been drinking ACV for the past 2 months.
I bring a small bottle of ACV to my office and mix about 2 tablespoons in my 600ml water bottle and drink it periodically the whole day instead of just plain water.
Ever since, I haven't experienced any attack of gout, even enjoying foods that aren't supposed to be eaten by a person who is a gout sufferer.
Beside helping me with easing my attack of gout, others benefits (are)also being provided; no more muscular cramps especially on my legs.
Name:Derek James
Location: Wales, United Kingdom
Date: June 20, 2008
Taken 1 tablespoon of ACV daily for 1week all pains in hands & feet completely eased.
System seems flushed out, pain in kidneys & testicles subsided.
Have not felt better in years.....62 yrs. old.
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