Hi Jane, FWIW, I'd been routinely taking pure water with a squeeze of lemon, when I suddenly had a gout flare-up, so I'm not sure that its alkalizing effects had much benefit on the condition. (also fairly routinely use Alka-seltzer Gold whenever I'm herxing from killing Lyme) Tart cherry backed the gout symptoms off very quickly. I used Knudsens's tart cherry concentrate, diluted. Then, when traveling made things harder to get and store, I used tart cherry capsules and haven't had any trouble since. I even occasionally eat things containing purines, but sparingly.(but then, I'd never had gout symptoms until this year.)
Be well, Léna On Oct 11, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Jane MacRoss wrote: > What a challenge! My (nursing) patient with gout (since she was on Lasix > (Frusemide) I considered it to be chronic dehydration) but I bought her 6 > litres of cherry juice and on 30mL twice a day within a week her gout had > gone, she denied ever having it - refused to take the cherry juice further, > since she didn't need it, and then said it hadn't worked since the pain came > back - I managed to get her to continue the regime once more but after a > repeat of that rationale I gave up as she asked me not to come again! It is > a matter of persistence and coping with the over 90 mentality!! > > Apart from cherry juice I would like to see what impact a litre of pure water > with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice every morning before breakfast might have > on your condition. Allopurinol is not a nice drug. > > Jane > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ross Craig > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 12:33 PM > Subject: Re: CS>Gout flare up > > i have had gout for thirty years...fought it with everything i could > research...but in the end, the only thing that for sure prevents more attacks > is allopurinol. > > lagoon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 2:23 PM > Subject: CS>Gout flare up > > I am in the middle of a gout flare up concentrated in my knee. Could not walk > or even lift my leg. First flare up in 15 years. I made 3 gallons of apple > juice and it was turning hard. I stopped drinking my magnesium/seltzer and > drank apple juice. Two days of this and gout flared. ER prescribed Colcrys > which really helped. I was controlling gout by taking B6 and magnesium. Hard > to believe that a gout flare up was so close. Last flare up was caused by > drinking wine on sale when I was winter camping near Los Angeles. Had to > drive towing my trailer in LA traffic with using only one leg. I think the > latest flare up was not caused by hard cider but neglecting my daily > magnesium drink. > Brickey > If you suspect gout, try to avoid foods with purines, like sardines, shrimp, > smoked oysters, etc. That's what brought mine on. > > Be well, > Léna > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2677 / Virus Database: 2591/5822 - Release Date: 10/10/12 > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5324 - Release Date: 10/11/12 >
