How to Relieve Your Gout Symptoms Quickly

Knowing how to relieve your gout symptoms quickly can help you control your arthritis pain. Gout is primarily brought on by high levels of uric acid although it can also be caused naturally by your body. Some people have inherited a propensity to have high uric acid which causes gout. Gout is normally located in the foot, toes or ankle. Controlling uric acid levels will help you to quickly and effectively control your gout symptoms of pain and swelling.

Instructions

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  Reduce Salt Intake

  High salt intake is not recommended for individuals suffering from gout. Reduce or eliminate salt from your diet. You will still receive enough salt naturally from the foods you eat. If you need to add flavor to your foods, you can use a salt substitute that is made of 100% potassium such as No Salt.

  Reducing salt intake will help you keep the swelling down in your feet and ankles.

• 2

  Reduce Highly Sweetened Foods

  Eliminate naturally or artificially sweetened foods such as pies, jams, jellies and wine. Even natural fructose can increase uric acid and trigger a bout of gout. Read food labels and avoid fructose and high fructose corn syrup foods. You can relieve your arthritis and gout symptoms by keeping your uric acid levels low.

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  Reduce Animal Organ Consumption

  Eliminate animal organ foods from your diet. Animal organs significantly increase uric acid levels which contribute to gout symptoms. Animal organs such as liver, kidneys, brain, tongue and heart have extremely high levels of uric acid. All animal organs are high in uric acid whether it is from a turkey, chicken, pig, cow or other animal.

  You can still eat other animal parts, just no animal organs.

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  Reduce Foods High in Uric Acid

  Eliminate other foods that are high in uric acid such as beans, lentils, mushrooms, spinach and cauliflower. Check with your doctor for a current list of foods that you should not consume when you have gout arthritis.

  There is no guarantee that reducing foods that are high in uric acid will reduce your symptoms of gout because some individuals naturally have high uric acid levels. Consult your doctor for more information on how to relieve your gout symptoms.