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I HAVE INCREASED MY WATER INTAKE TO AT LEAST ONE AND A HALF LITERS A DAY , PLUS TEA AND COFFIE I DON't KNOW IF THEY HELP ,BUT SINCE UPING MY WATER INTAKE I HAVE NOT HAD AN ATTACK OF GOUT I EVEN HAVE 3 MIDSTRENGHT BEERS IN THE EVENING WHICH SHOULD BE A NO NO. SO IF ANYONE IS IN PAIN GET STUCK INTO THE WATER.!!
Yes, water is a great gout beater. Tea and coffee do help, as do most soft drinks.
Yes. water is a great cure- I bought the Dr.Batmanghelidj book 'You're not Sick,you're Thirsty' a while back.
He states that after early adulthood one loses the sense of thirst progressively over the years , masking the feeling -by that for hunger.
By about retirement, we are almost bound to be dehydrated permanently, unless this tendency is fought off.
I don't think there is an easy solution- apart from 'gaining the habit' as described in GPs' note here.
Dr.B was in the Iraq/Iran war decades ago and had nothing to treat his fellow prisoners with and found that most illnesses [Gastric in this instance, but far from solely ] were cured by taking water .
He had apparently complained that all he had was water, and was tiold to get on with it! So he did.
A lot of gout cures are a herbal pill and instructions to drink a load of water! Nice earners..
On a similar topic for health,I recently found online ,instructions to drink water first thing am. and not eat for 45 minutes and to not drink for 2 hours after meals.
I can't find the page. I copied the text , however.
This article was based on research in Japan and covered joint pain ,but not Gout as such -and had quite outlandish claims about cures.
However, this is common online -and doesn't mean there's not a lot in there worth considering in lifestyle choices.
If anyone would like the text ,PM me.
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