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.
What if Vinegar is not Enough?
As the comments below show, apple cider vinegar can be very effective in relieving gout symptoms for many people. But not everybody will experience the same level of relief with ACV.
If you are looking to cure your gout through dietary and other natural means, then I highly recommend you check out the e-book written by Lisa McDowell called "Cure Gout Now".
Lisa, the wife of a former long-suffering gout victim, explains how you can go about curing gout through lifestyle and diet changes and she includes numerous sample gout recipes.
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User Feedback Comments on
Gout Home Remedies using ACV
Name: Marcel
Location: Quebec, Canada
Date: February 01, 2012
(Translated from French)
I do not know if it's psychological, but I had tried everything before taking apple cider vinegar with the mother (bio).
Magically, all symptoms disappeared within 24 hrs.
I had been suffering for at least 15 days. It was awful and now, it's all gone!
Long live apple cider vinegar. It's a magic potion for the relief of gout.
Name: George Que
Location: Manila, Philippines
Date: January 28, 2012
Have had sporadic episodes of gout since I was 20, now 42.
Thought first bout was a spider bite and didn't connect the dots enough to realize that it was gout. Weight has fluctuated from all time high of 220, now at 180, standing 6"0.
Latest and current episode is worst ever despite usual hydration efforts. Tried ACV last night and immediately felt better in some areas. Can now flex toes up and down. Also feel am peeing "better" than when I was purely drinking water.
Issue on hand is major area affected this time/first time is sole of my left foot hence can't put any weight on it hindering mobility.
Am I right to be using the ACV bath AND drinking the ACV w/ water as often as I can whilst this episode lasts? What foods to I eat in the meantime as have only been eating alfalfa sprouts, papaya and cherries during this episode/last two days. Thanks!
Name: Rob West
Location: Oklahoma, USA
Date: October 12, 2011
I have been dealing with gout for five years now. I tried the meds and other things like baking soda water.
Nothing works better for me than Apple Cider Vinegar with The Mother. I buy BRAGG ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. I take 3 TBS. each meal. Gout is gone!
You must try it. Just don't do it on an empty stomach. It is powerful stuff and, on an empty stomach, will possibly make you want to puke.
Name: Heather Barry
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date: October 03, 2011
I just read about ACV online last week.
Have been suffering with gout for about 2 yrs, getting more attacks than none. I have had gout for the past three weeks, not able to put my foot in any shoes, sneakers, etc. Very painful.
I went online and read about ACV last week. I went home and started taking it right away: 1 Tbl. ACV, 1 honey, and 8oz of warm water.
My swelling and pain are almost gone and for the first time in three weeks I was able to put my foot in a shoe.
This is a miracle cure straight from God's earth. All natural. I will take this for the rest of my life. Thank you Internet.
Name: Carl Wood
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date: September 24, 2011
I have found that vinegar and honey dose more than relieve gout, it also cleans your veins out but you need the honey to take the vinegar into the blood stream to do it's job.
Honey dose not need to go completely though the digestive system it is absorbed from the stomach and caries the vinegar with it that is why it works better with honey.
Name: Jmz Nesky
Location: Utah, United States
Date: August 27, 2011
I don't drink.. Haven't touched a fish since Ahab had that run-in with his dinner, yet my feet swell, turn red hot and refuses to put one (foot) in front of the other.
Recently have also had knee pain (for no other reason except gout) also sharp pains that shoot up my leg (from the source) in second increments.
I've used ACV with honey, without honey but it does not seem to help (been a week of three per day treatments so far). Also used black cherry concentrate, baking soda mixture (soda/lemon) but still no relief.
I'll keep trying (can't hurt) but I can't seem to get rid of this pain. Have been reading multiple success stories but fail in personal relief.. Any other suggestions out there?
Name: Brooks Smith
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date: August 25, 2011
Fellow Gout Sufferers,
Few understand the intense pain associated with gout. I personally have had attacks so bad that I would pray for death. It typically attacks my ankle and Achilles tendon area. Moving the foot is out of the question, much less standing on it. The pain is excruciating and only scalding hot water at the site will help at all. So with that in mind, I was desperate for a natural cure that didn't involve the dreaded side effects of Colchicine.
I can tell you from many years of suffering from gout, that ACV with "The Mother" does work. In my experience it is important to use this particular type of ACV as it seems to be pure and unpasteurized. I have tried the regular ACV that you can buy in any grocery store and it does not seem to work nearly as well.
The key is to drink this regularly as a preventative and, if necessary, aggressively if you feel an attack coming on. Gout sufferers should never be without their supply of ACV with "The Mother". Bragg at GNC is what I specifically use.
I have tried other things like baking soda, honey, cherries, celery seed, etc. It's hard to isolate the specific "key", and perhaps it's a combination of all of these things, but I am CERTAIN ACV is a big component in alleviating my gout pain.
When I have an attack (usually because I have NOT been taking my ACV as a daily preventative) I mix about 5 tablespoons in a large 10 oz cup of water. Sometimes I add aspartame to sweeten it slightly. I have gotten used to the bad taste. I drink 5-8 cups a day and it flushes my system out. Usually the pain and swelling starts to subside after about 8 hours. The gout is completely cleared up within 72 hours. Sometimes i take ibuprofen as well to help with the immediate pain. Be careful not to take more than recommended.
Remember, drinking ACV with "The Mother" frequently throughout the day is crucial in my experience. Keep your foot elevated at night if possible. You may very well be amazed when you wake up the next morning! I know I was. It truly is my miracle cure!
Name: Holly
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date: July 12, 2011
I started using apple cider vinegar as a general health tonic a few years ago, and have not looked back since!
I recently recommended it to my Aunt, for her gout, and since drinking it regularly, she has experienced no pain.
I would particularly recommend using apple cider vinegar "with mother" as this has not been pasteurised and is very beneficial.
Name: Jean-Jacques
Location: Paris, France
Date: July 03, 2011
(Translated from French and an update from May 03, 2011)
Late, due to professional demands, here are some extra info on my "experiences".
As I explained previously, the doctor had prescribed treatment with Allopurinol for three months, started in January and ended in late March.
But my right knee was still painful and it did not prevent a gout attack from occurring in mid-February. Feeling it coming, I had it stopped in 24 by taking a massive dose of Colchimax ... I have a very strong stomach.
I therefore assume that Allopurinol should be more or less effective depending on the subject.
So I began my experience with apple cider vinegar and it very quickly helped my knee.
My method:
2 c. tablespoons (30 ml) apple cider vinegar in a wine glass filled with Vichy Celestine, 2 doses, the first in the morning around 10 am, between breakfast and lunch, and the second one in the evening, 1 hour before bed.
This works for me and may be valid for other people, assuming that vinegar taken with meals is less effective because it is diluted in food.
No more gout since February ( remember that I have not taken Allopurinol since late March)
Results of blood, plasma uric acid measurements, the values must be between 30 and 70:
January 2011: 80
June 2011: 70
So, I came back from a value higher than the upper limit of the allowable range.
The filtering capacity of my kidneys is good (very important with regard to gout):
Clearance calculated as per Cockcroft: 78.03. At 60 there is moderate renal insufficiency. I will explain this further, and its relationship with gout.
Although annoyed ... My doctor still has acknowledged that the apple cider vinegar seemed more effective in my case than Allopurinol. In addition, I lost a little weight.
However, I continue to drink lots of beer and I find myself faced with another problem: an increase in my liver GGT.Nothing serious. However, my doctor told me it was due to the vinegar added to the drinking. So he asked me to stop the vinegar (and drink less beer at the same time) for a few weeks.
The filtering capacity of the kidneys:
It seems that many people with gout have lazy kidneys, which results in poor elimination of uric acid. My doctor asked me to force myself to drink a full glass of water every hour. He told me it was a kind of gymnastics for the kidneys and that it would stimulate them.
Although within the normal range in terms of filtering capacity according to the analysis, I find that I urinated very little in the day. Now I drink lots of water, urinate frequently and am sure that I eliminate more.
I hope this helps. In my case, I have a healthy balanced diet but it is clear that my gout came from my excessive consumption of beer.
Name: Pat Hickey
Location: New York, United States
Date: June 06, 2011
To my gout brothers and sisters, ACV does indeed work.
I lost my gout pills (almost had a heart attack) and you know what comes next, the ATTACK.
Found lots of positive feedback on the internet about apple cider vinegar and gave it a try. I can walk again and feel great.
Just took two drinks last night cant believe how fast it worked. I used Bragg, got it at GNC, and it has become part of my diet.
Name: Balu Medisetti
Location: Arizona, United States
Date: June 03, 2011
Suffered with gout for 2 years.
Done a lot of research on gout... Started exercising...swimming...fresh vegetables and fruits... No meat, no fish, no booze, strict discipline in food.
Started drinking ACV.
No gout for 2 years even though I eat lots of shrimps.
God bless ACV!
Name: Allan
Location: Cherkassy, Ukraine
Date: May 29, 2011
I have suffered gout attacks for years, tried apple cider vinegar (two tablespoons in water three times a day). After a week, noticed little improvement.
I re-read all comments and decided to add honey. Noticed big improvement after 1 day. Two weeks of ACV and honey treatment, all symptoms of gout had disappeared.
Word of warning: if you don’t continue the treatment and watch your diet, expect gout to return.
I have found my diet to be a balancing act. Trial and error will soon tell you what you can and can’t eat to stay free from gout attacks.
Name: Manuel
Location: Isere, France
Date: May 28, 2011
(Translated from French)
My foot was very swollen and it hurt so bad that I couldn't put my foot down.
After having tried 2 or 3 types of anti-arthritic creams and emptied a box of anti-inflammatory tablets, I searched the internet.
Since I already had organic apple cider vinegar at home, at 6 o'clock in the morning, I took 2 coffee spoons (5 ml) of apple cider vinegar with 2 coffee spoons (5 ml) of water and 2 coffee spoons (5 ml) of fruit sirup. At 10 o'clock I felt a little better and at that time I doubled the dose, that is to say 4 coffee spoons (10 ml) of each.
I feel much better. I am pretty sure that tonight I will be able to walk like before.
It is like a real miracle. We are treating ourselves with products laying around in our cupboards, and without any side effects!!!
Thanks to apple cider vinegar and thanks also for the advice.
Name: Marty Reyes
Location: Manila Philippines
Date: May 14, 2011
I have been suffering from gout for more than 10 years. I’ve tried everything from bee sting to oral meds. They helped for a while but my gout keeps coming back.
Now I'm on ACV for two weeks. Now I noticed that the tophi I have in my ear hurts and is so red. And my ankle also hurts together with my index finger.
So I took a pain killer (arcoxia) to ease the pain. Can anybody explain what’s happening? Is the ACV working or making my gout worse?
Apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com- you have not mentioned if you have tried the apple cider vinegar bath in combination with the apple cider vinegar drink.
If you think that the apple cider vinegar that you are taking orally is causing you problems, then you could try just the ACV bath and see if that helps. And, as always, please consult your doctor.
Name: Margaret
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: May 08, 2011
It is good to see some natural home remedies that can be used to treat the pain of gout.
These remedies do not have the side effects that conventional medical treatments have.
Name: Jean-Jacques Brabant
Location: Brittany, France
Date: May 04, 2011
(Translated from French)
AWESOME.
Suffering from an acute attack of gout, I did not believe in home remedies anymore.
Still, I applied gauze soaked in apple cider vinegar to my affected toe, overnight.
24 hours later, no more pain … My thanks to you, and to the vinegar!!
Name: Jean-Jacques
Location: Paris, France
Date: May 03, 2011
(Translated from French)
I think the effects and results vary from one person to another. As far as I'm concerned, IT'S THE BEST!
I took Allopurinol as prescribed by my doctor for 6 months. It saved me from acute crises, but my right knee was always sore.
I must say that I have a healthy diet, but I love booze ... And booze is good for uric acid ...
Personally I tried the following remedy since yesterday morning:
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (not even organic) mixed with half a glass of Vichy Celestin, morning, noon and night.
Believe it or not, yesterday afternoon I was already seeing results!
Today, no more knee pain, I can again do squats without any problems.
I will continue the treatment tomorrow, it will be three days then and I'll see over time.
Name: Fabrice Cima
Location: Papeete, French Polynesia
Date: May 01, 2011
(Translated from French)
Okay well for me, I'm unfortunately like Pierre, except that I tried for 48 hours (with 3 doses per day as recommended) but it still hurts at the end of the 2nd day, with the same pain that prevents me from walking.
So I'll take "colchimax" and continue the vinegar at the same time!
Well yes, it's not "Lourdes ".
My cure may possibly take several months!
But a friend of mine tried ACV and found an improvement …
I may have a case too advanced for it to work in 48 hours.
Good luck to all those with the gout!
Name: Pierre Hann
Location: Yvelines, France
Date: April 17, 2011
(Translated from French)
Victim of a third gout crisis, I tried your recipe - Vinegar/honey/water three times a day.
Results the next day, a stomach pain….worse than the day before.
I do not know if your testimonials are real or posted by vinegar lobbyists but, in any event, it is clear that your potion has no effect! Returning therefore to the starting point: colchicine and patience…..
apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com – As outlined on our site, the gout home remedy usually gives results within two days, sometimes working in less than 24 hours. Your case could have possibly benefited from an additional 24 hours accompanied by ACV baths, as suggested.
Name: Jinky Dabon
Location: United Kingdom
Date: April 09, 2011
My boyfriend had read all the testimonies of people suffering with gout with great scepticism until he tried the remedy of ACV and honey.
He was astonished with the results.
No pain after couple of hours and all swelling and redness gone in two days.
Thank you all for the advice.
Name: Jean Pierre
Location: Oise / picardie, France
Date: April 09, 2011
(Translated from French)
For several weeks I have had frequent gout attacks.
The anti-inflammatories are little help.
I tried apple cider vinegar. Not only does it have a good taste, but it is really effective against gout attacks.
As usual, nature gives us excellent remedies.
Name: Serge
Location: Alsace, France
Date: March 20, 2011
(Translated from French)
I have suffered for years with gout, to the point of sometimes staying in bed for 3 days.
I bought some apple cider vinegar called "grand cuvée de Maille", it is quite expensive but not harsh.
The results are spectacular, I can walk again like a young man!
Name: Richard Gagnon
Location: Québec, Canada
Date: March 18, 2011
(Translated from French)
I drank some apple cider vinegar one day after the start of a gout attack and within 48 hours I was 80% better.
The next day, all the swelling had disappeared and I could walk normally.
Incredible!!!
I am going to take some regularly… as a preventative.
Name: Carlos Rodriguez
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Date: March 15, 2011
I had a major gout flare up, I drank tons and tons of water like what I have read numerous times... usually it takes care of it! But this time it didn't, the next day the pain was tremendous, worst I have ever had.
I was online looking for anyway to help, and I came across this site with ACV... I cannot tell you all. It was a GODSEND.
Within a few days I could walk again.
TRY IT!!!!
Name: Jack Merwede
Location: New Jersey,United States
Date: January 28, 2011
If you don't believe in miracles...you will.
Drink 1 ounce of organic ACV with 2-3 ounces of apple cider in the morning and one before bedtime. That's it. You're done.
Your pain will subside within hours and will be gone within 2 days.
Been using it for years!!
Name: M
Location: California, United States
Date: January 19, 2011
ACV does work very effectively for Gout!!
Its the cheapest and best remedy!!
Name: Doug F
Location: New York, United States
Date: November 05, 2010
I have suffered from gout for well over 10 years.
This week, I tried ACV, not even organic kind, and within 4 days, all symptoms have been alleviated.
I am stunned at how effective ACV is...cannot wait to try organic brand, which is suppose to be more effective.
Name: Geraldine Derezil
Location: Florida, USA
Date: October 30, 2010
(Translated from French)
Incredible but true.
Thanks very much.
Name: Anita
Location: BC, Canada
Date: October 13, 2010
My right foot has been swollen for the past 4 weeks, with sharp needle-like pains in the toes of both feet, which keep me awake every night and make walking difficult.
Sometimes the throbbing pains are behind my left knee, as if someone is jabbing a stick into it. In desperation, I had custom orthotics made up by a podiatrist, as it looked as if my right foot had suddenly grown a bunion.
Just yesterday, I found via an Internet search that I have gout and Apple Cider Vinegar is a natural cure.
I immediately took 2 TBSPs of regular white vinegar and woke up today with my foot a normal size again, and no pain! This really feels like a miracle!
I bought some supermarket Cider Vinegar (not organic) today and took 2 TBSPs. It is hard to believe that the constant pain stopped. If you have gout, please try this.
Name: Andy
Location: BC, Canada
Date: October 11, 2010
For 3 years, every time I feel a gout flare up about to come on, I take a couple apple cider vinegar capsules.
I continue with this once in the morning and once in the night.
Every single time, the gout has not gotten worse, and within a day or so completely disappeared. I keep taking the pills for another day or so, then I stop until the next flare up.
Has worked better than any doctor medicine.
Name: Daid Hazelton
Location: California, United States
Date: August 25, 2010
I have had sore joints, wrist thumb elbow, for months. My big toe and foot went sore and stiff I could not put on a sock or shoe without extreme pain. No flexibility in my left big toe.
I went to my Dr. He did blood tests, x-rays and ultrasound, and my uric acid was low so he thinks I just have arthritis.
I checked more and I think it is pseudo gout, a buildup of calcium not uric acid in the joints. None of the meds the Dr has given offered any noticeable relief, but I drank about 4 ounces with water of apple cider vinegar, and within minutes the throbbing was gone. I have continued with 2 tablespoons 3 times a day and my symptoms are almost totally gone in 3 days.
I have an appointment with a Dr that specializes in gout and pseudo gout and arthritis next week where they will drain fluid from my joints and test that. But I am able to cope with my current pain level for now.
Name: Joe Burger
Location: Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
Date: August 10, 2010
I have been battling with gout in my hands and fingers for some time now. It was so bad at one stage that I couldn't shake hands with people.
I was given the advice of ACV and out of shear desperacy I decided to try it.
It worked like a bomb and after only two days I could at least shake hands with some of my old friends again.
I can really recommend this product!!
Name: Jacques Bédier
Location: Normandie, France
Date: May 30, 2010
A big thank you to the author of this web page.
I can attest to the effectiveness of apple cider vinegar, even the non organic type.
Thanks again.
Name: Mazni Saien
Location: Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: May 29, 2010
I'm not having any gout yet, just the symptoms of gout which I consider as not that chronic but suffering from high blood pressure.
I don't really like medicine given from hospital because I considered them as drugs so I've never taken any.
I tried with traditional methods such as using mahgony fruit (seeds) as a remedy. But found out that it just relieved my pain instead of decreasing my blood pressure.
Then somebody told me to have ACV with honey to be taken before sleep. Surprisingly, it works. It reduced my blood pressure the next morning and also the symptoms of gout which I consider as not yet chronic.
Thanks for the information given here and I think I would spread this info to other friends of mine who are suffering the gout.
Name: Thankful
Location: Texas, United States
Date: May 21, 2010
My husband has suffered from gout for several years.
It has steadily gotten worse and the attacks more frequent. He would barely get over one before he had another. The pain and tenderness was never totally gone.
He has now been on the ACV treatment for one month and has not had a flare up!
He has stopped taking the gout medication and is just using the ACV "cocktail" of 2t. ACV, 2t. honey, to 8oz. water with every meal.
This has been a fantastic "treatment" for gout. Thank You!
Name: George
Location: Maryland, United States
Date: May 08, 2010
Since taking ACV my gout has not returned, this really works.
Name: John Ellis
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date: April 29, 2010
I was searching for a cure or help to cure gout, for days.
The prescription medicine proved unworthy and dangerous with too many side effects.
I have used ACV for digestive problems earlier and had great luck. I discontinued use due to laziness and had turkey for 3 days in a row. OUCH. Got the gout.
I am going on back to ACV as I am sure of its effectiveness in so many other instances.
Name: Chris W
Location: Florida, United States
Date: April 07, 2010
The ACV had me back on my feet within 24 hours of finding out about it's benefits.
Modern medicine does not acknowledge any holistic treatment, and the prescriptions for gout are dangerously harsh.
Imagine telling someone to take a pill every day for the rest of their lives that may harm them and costs money every month, when ACV is a better cure all around.
Wow.
Name: Andrew Maroc
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date: December 28, 2009
Have successfully overcome a major gout attack with ACV.
I initially took it to overcome heartburn ( which it did within 30 minutes ) and the gout "cure" was a marvellous side benefit.
Name: Linda
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date: November 17, 2009
I don't believe the honey is just to cover the taste.
There is a synergistic action that gives a combination of minerals, enzymes, and blood sugar and pH balance.
The Center in which I studied to become a healer served "honegar" at every meal. They said that though it was expensive, it helped everyone stay physically and emotionally balanced and so was worth it.
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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