May 29, 2008
Treatment For Gout Without Drugs
Gout is the condition which occurs due to accumulation of uric acid in the joints of your body. There is no such effective cure of gout but gout treatment options comprise a combination of three things- proper diet, change of lifestyle and medications to check further gout formation. Avoid those food which have high purines like sardines, shell fish, scallops, peas, liver, lentils, beans and others. You need to drink plenty of water to remove the nitrogenous waste from your body. One should lose weight and reduce consumption of alcohol. The medications include colchicine, NSAIDs, corticosteroid medicines and adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment. To prevent further attack by uric deposition sulfinpyrazone or tophi drugs are prescibed.