Drinking cherry juice or taking cherry extract can often soothe gout pain. Some people find cherries also help ease other pain.
Call in your questions about foot problems and get helpful answers from Dr. Jane Andersen, board-certified podiatrist.
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People who suffer from the pain of gout flareups are eager to find a way to calm them. One reader maintains that pineapple juice prevents painful episodes.
A reader who remembers home remedies of long ago wonders what happened to cod liver oil. Although doctors no longer prescribe it, people still take it.
Readers have found that apple cider vinegar can relieve gout pain without significant side effects. Other non-drug approaches also help. Which work for you?
In this interview for broadcast March 10, 2018, find out how to avoid or treat the most common foot problems so you can keep your feet happy and healthy.
If you have hypertension there is a better than even chance you are taking a diuretic. HCTZ is the most commonly prescribed. But hydrochlorothiazide triggers gout. The pain can be excruciating.
The usual treatments for gout pain such as allopurinol or an NSAID are off the table for someone who is taking warfarin (Coumadin).
Blood pressure medicines containing diuretics can trigger gout but tart cherries and celery seeds can lower uric acid levels to counteract this effect.
Statin-type drugs lower cholesterol, but it is worth learning about the downside of statins. If you suffer side effects, you may want another approach.
Tart cherry juice benefits marathon runners, cutting the incidence of post-race infections and lowering inflammation.
Drinking black cherry juice or eating tart Montmorency cherries can lower uric acid levels and reduce the risk of a gout attack.
Do tart cherries really have anti-inflammatory properties? What else are cherries good for? Can something so simple ease the pain of arthritis and gout?
Eating dried cherries daily reduces the risk of a painful gout attack.
Taking black cherry and celery seed extract dramatically reduced foot pain due to gout.
There is scientific support for tart cherry juice as a gout remedy.
Although diet advice is a mainstay of gout treatment, mostly it has focused on avoiding purines. Studies show that eating cherries for gout can help.
Furosemide (Lasix) side effects are not always fully described. Be aware of side effects such as incontinence, dizziness, diabetes and kidney damage.
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