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Gout Pain Treatment – Improve It With Fish Oils + Gla
Many of the ways of dealing with gout inflammation and gout pain relief without using drugs are archaic. Ice packs, elevating the affected foot (if the attack is there), Epsom salts and so on really should belong in the last two centuries, not this one. But gout sufferers still have to resort to these old methods if they don’t wish (or can’t) use NSAIDs such as indomethacin or ibuprofen, or colchicine, or prednisone, and hope for the best.
There are of course natural substances such as that old stand by baking soda (bicarbonate of soda), cherries or their juices or apple cider vinegar.
But no natural substance always works, and one suspects they are less likely to work as a gout sufferer gets older. Neither are the natural remedies studied, except occasionally cherries. So the natural remedies rely on pass-it-along testimonials, which I’m glad to say you can find on the Internet, or the experience of individual doctors. Testimonials have their weak points, but the more there are, the more likely they are to be accurate.
But there is one treatment for gout pain relief, and gout inflammation, that does have a considerable body of scientific research behind it, and the published work of a respected biochemist who has spent a lifetime studying the omega -3 and omega -6 fatty acids and gamma linolenic acid (GLA).
The respected biochemist is Barry Sears PhD, best selling author of the Zone Diet series nutrition books. And the discovery of how eicosanoids work, won a Nobel Prize for the scientists who discovered it about 25 years ago.
The treatment does have Internet posted testimonials and testimonials in a book. It’s complicated and time consuming to understand, but here’s a simple explanation.
Relief for inflammation can be achieved by improving the balance of eicosanoid hormones your cells produce and dispatch. You need to produce more of the “good” ones such as PGE1 and PGE3 and less of the “bad” ones, such as PGE2 and Thromboxane A2, to mention just two of the better known ones. A corticosteroid used in gout pain treatment, prednisone, works by knocking out eicosanoids for a period. Aspirin knocks out fewer eicosanoids than prednisone.
But you can see the connection between fish oils and GLA, which st
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imulate more “good” eicosanoids and fewer “bad” ones, and the way prednisone and aspirin work. (Gout sufferers should not take low dose aspirin. It can cause gout attacks).
So how do you do this? Basically, but there are other refinements which you may require, you need to do three things.
1. Take pharmaceutical grade fish oil in dosages of most likely 5 – 10 grams a day. I stress pharmaceutical grade. The fish oils in your local supermarket, almost certainly, are not good enough and probably not safe enough at these levels.
2. Eat slow cooked oatmeal (whole grain porridge oats) three to five times weekly, for their gamma linolenic acid (GLA). Not instant or five minutes-to-cook oats. These take 30 minutes to cook. Oats are the only food which are a direct source of GLA, except for mothers’ breast milk and baby milk powders with added GLA.
3. Reduce your insulin level by restricting carbohydrates or eat a protein: carbohydrate ratio of 0.75 at every meal. That is, for every three grams of protein, eat four grams of carbohydrate.
These three dietary steps will alter the balance of your eicosanoids in favour of more “good” and fewer “bad.” How will you know? By doing an AA: EPA ratio test, before the start of this treatment and after a month or two of it. Arachidonic acid (AA) is the building block of “bad” eicosanoids in Dr. Sears’s theory, and EPA (from fish oils) is the major determinant of producing good ones.
More EPA and less AA means more “good” eicosanoids and fewer “bad” ones. Result? You greatly increase the chances that gout inflammation and gout pain will be significantly reduced on your next gout attack.
One or two testimonials have used the words gout “went away” or “has gone.” Why have they said this? If the reduction of insulin has ended insulin resistance, which studies have shown is one cause of gout because insulin inhibits uric acid excretion, then gout attacks could indeed end.
When your uric acid level falls to 6.0 mg/dL (357 mmol/L) or lower, this is the level at which, experts think, the MSU crystals that cause the attacks begin to dissolve. At the same time the production of more “good” eicosanoids and fewer “bad” ones deliver pain and inflammation relief.
So there is one natural remedy for gout which has some real science behind it. For complete details about fish oils + GLA treatment, read The Omega RX Zone by Barry Sears PhD.
By: John Mepham
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by: Loring Windblad
Overview of Gout
Gout is a systemic disease caused by the buildup of uric acid in the joints, causing inflammation, swelling, and pain. This condition can develop for two reasons. The liver may produce more uric acid than the body can excrete in the urine, or a diet of rich foods (e.g., red meat, cream sauces, red wine) puts more uric acid into the bloodstream than the kidneys can filter. In both cases, a condition called hyperuricemia results. Over time, the uric acid crystallizes and settles in the joint spaces, most commonly in the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the big toe or in the ankle joint.
Signs and Symptoms
The most common symptoms of gout are inflammation, swelling, and tenderness in the joint of the first toe. Touching or moving it is intensely painful and patients often say it hurts to have as much as a bedsheet over the toe. Gout develops quickly and typically occurs in only one joint at a time. Symptoms may develop in two or three joints simultaneously, but this is rare. If widespread symptoms occur, the condition is probably not gout.
Diagnosis
The most reliable way to diagnose gout is to examine the joint fluid for uric acid crystals. This is done by drawing fluid from the joint with a needle and examining it under a polarized light microscope. Although the test is invasive, the results are definitive, and a positive result facilitates proper treatment and quick relief.
Treatment
Treatment for gout involves decreasing the amount of uric acid in the joint. If dietary habits are the cause, the patient’s lifestyle must be changed to avoid the condition. Gout is readily corrected with patient cooperation, and it is usually not treated unless it occurs frequently. Colchicine is a common medication for treating acute gout attacks. If continuous medication is necessary, the two most common choices are probenecid and allopurinol.
Prevention
Alcohol and rich foods are primary contributors to excessive uric acid levels. Although some patients have a genetic predisposition to excessive uric acid production, most gout patients have normal kidneys and uncontrolled dietary habits. Prevention is the best defense against the disease.
Many patients who suffer from gout continue to indulge, and suffer frequent attacks as a result. Although medication makes it possible to live with gout, the continued accumulation of uric acid in the joints eventually damages them, seriously inhibiting movement.
Overview of Diabetes
New to diabetes? Learn the basics – check with your local diabetes clinic or research it on the internet.
A key to diabetes management is maintaining a regular exercise program. Its never too late to start – see below. Sticking to dietary goals while eating out also can be very challenging – see comments below.
20 million Americans and Canadians have diabetes. Nearly 7 million don’t know it. Type 2 diabetes usually develops slowly, and the symptoms often go unnoticed. Our son developed a puffiness to his face which we noticed right away because we saw him only a couple of times a year. He and his wife put it down to simple weight gain. After 2½ years they finally snapped to there being something wrong and when he was finally checked out his diabetes was “off the charts”. Fortunately, they caught it in time, but it should have been caught over a year earlier.
Nearly 90 to 95% of all people with diabetes have type 2. Who gets it? Just about any body. Fat, skinny, regular build, it makes no difference; just about everyone can develop diabetes. Most at risk are people regardless of body build who live on a high intake of “junk food”. Least at risk are people who eat a regular balanced diet.
What you may not know about diabetes – the truth about insulin resistance. 92% of people with type 2 diabetes have insulin resistance. Get the facts – go to your local diabetes agency or research it on the internet.
Obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes. Obesity is not a guarantee you will develop diabetes and many obese persons never develop it, but persons who are obese
Diabetic meals can be healthy and savory.
A key to diabetes management is maintaining a regular exercise program. Its never too late to start and you can do it with a simple walking program. Just walk 1 kilometer a day and over a period of a month build it up to two miles (3 kilometers) a day.
Sticking to dietary goals while eating out can be very challenging. Many, even most, restaurants cater to people with special dietary needs – just ask. And learn those restaurants which do not and avoid them.
When it comes to diabetic nutrition, not sure what to believe? There are many stories out there, some believable, others not. Research what you need to know from trusted resources – your local diabetes support center, the internet, friends who have diabetes.
The help of friends and family can make all the difference to someone with diabetes.
Help for Diabetes, Gout and Other Disorders
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On the testimonials page below I am L. Windblad and my wife is J.D. Windblad. I have long-term gout (since 1977), damage from gout including numbness and pain in the feet, a prostate which had ceased functioning for the past 2 years, and in Jan 2004 I was diagnosed with a lazy thyroid. By the end of January my thyroid was functioning normally, by April I was noticing an improvement in prostate functioning and by mid-May it was definitely clear that not only was the pain gone but feeling was coming back into my feet. This is written in June 2004 and its all still getting better.
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About The Author
Loring Windblad has studied nutrition and exercise for more than 40 years, is a published author and freelance writer. His latest business endeavor is at http://www.organicgreens.us
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