The best home remedies for gout are the old fashioned methods that
grandparents used. To relax gout pain and suffering, the "old timers"
had to use products that were
readily available at home. These products went out of vogue as curative
scientist and researchers touted new remedies for this old problem.
Treating gout with old home remedies has come full circle. Now the old
home remedies that grandma used are now gaining in popularity.
10 Home Remedies for Gout Pain
1) Apply Ice to the area. - To cut pain, applying ice directly to the
area was the first line of defense in most homes. Applying cold packs to
the inflamed swollen joints for 10-15 minutes still works.
Applying ice will cut the pain and the inflammation. This may feel
uncomfortable for the first few minutes but be persistent.The pain of Gout
is worse the feeling of cold on the skin.
2)Take ibuprofen to help ease the pain.
3)Exercise the joints. Put each of the joint straight through a full range of motion.
Try doing this rehearsal 1-2 times per day.
4)Soak the feet in Epsom Salt if the pain is concentrated in the big toe.
Epsom Salt is a staple in almost every grandma's house. Older citizen use Epsom
Salt for all things from a laxative to a bath salt to sooth aching muscles.
Epsom salts contains Magnesium. Raising your magnesium levels may heighten your
heart and circulation and lower blood pressure. It will also help flush
away the toxins and heavy metals from the body. Most importantly it helps to
reduce stress. Soaking your feet in a warm tub of Epsom salts will give you
almost immediate relief from gout pain.
For a slow bathe: Add two cups of Epsom Salt to the warm water as the bathtub
fills. Soak slow in the tub until the water starts losing heat.