Natural Gout Remedies

Editor-in-Chief Jessica Kellner answers the reader-submitted question "What are some natural remedies for gout?"

Gout is a very painful form of arthritis. It affects the joints where uric acid levels build up and can often lead to painful flair-ups in the affected joints. Luckily, there are a few things that you can do to naturally manage gout. One of the first, and most important, is to manage your weight. Excess weight is a definite risk factor for gout. If you have a few extra pounds that you could lose, while staying at a healthy weight, we recommend starting there to reduce the risk of gout attacks.

Secondly, stay hydrated. Dehydration is horrible for gout, and doctors often recommend drinking half your body weight in ounces per day. You should also avoid alcohol (particularly beer) as well as meats rich in purine, including organ meats, salmon and other fish products. Doctors used to recommend avoiding purine-rich vegetables, too, but recent studies have found they don't have a negative impact on gout. Eating a plant-based diet is your best option.

Finally, there are a couple of supplements you can try. Alfalfa is one of the most frequently recommended ones. Take it as a supplement or add it to your diet. Tart cherry is another great option. Take it as a supplement or drink it as a juice, making sure what you drink is actual tart cherry juice without sugar.

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[samamena]

Potassium citrate has really helped me thank you for this video

[jimconstantine]

I recently had my first, excruciating, bout with nasty gout. Dear lord, just the sheet gliding over my big toe made me shudder. Lol
I'm in decent shape, possibly a little too much sugar and dehydration along with genetics. I'm aware now and that is a good thing
Thank you so much for your helpful insight!

[thirtythree]

vitamin c and vitamin c rich foods like lemon juice, cherry juice, cranberry juice, kiwi, ect.

[MaioMaio]

Looking at this video, and looking at you is already my remedy

[nadinegirouard]

I wish I could talk more people into plant based diets. I had my father convinced, in his last days though, because his gout did clear up and his cancer slowed. Plants are nature's little miracles 😁

[stavros]

bicarb soda in water works for alot of people.

[TimetravelerMN]

Alfalfa is herbal I can take as a capsule. Cool. What were the other natural remedies? Tart cherry 🍒 juice concentrate. Then avoid salmon fish and fatty/sugar. Soooo many others provide info about what to avoid, I was hoping for more “natural remedies” did I miss some

[CreatingintheWaiting]

Every is giving the same information
I can read off the web exactly what she just said

[jadsreid]

Thanks alot Jessica, I've been plagued by gout for a while now and nothing has ever really worked for any prolonged periods. Someone recommended eating four moringa seeds a day, two in the mornings and two @ nights and it has worked well enough for me. Of course you have to remained disciplined as it relates to the regimen and diet. I've never heard of alfalfa though, may be worth a go. Thanks again.

[ezdno]

Celery Seed Extract and Tumeric help me. When I feel it coming on I take a Celery Seed Extract cap or drops and usually within a couple hours I can feel the difference, at the most within a day or two of capsules and its gone. Instead of Alpurinol.

[chrisbrown]

Thank you i have gout in my left toe hurts like crazy

[timbo]

pity about the tomatoes...if it tastes good spit it out

[walkdaplankNYC]

water and cherries work out the diet is critical some low purine beers are available eating my shoe tastes better and het theres always heroin, kidding sort of. for my gout fellow pain people. overload water you have to get fit all those great things beer steak lobster gotta b ecarefull