Are there any diets or foods that would help with arthritis or gout?

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1. Pierre says:

   August 6, 2010 at 10:48 am

   Not really. Rheumatic diseases are the result of a defective gene and collagen inflammation, often from a chronic infection. Collagen is present throughout the body, from the eyes, skin and joints to the heart. Hence, the multiplicity of symptoms, depending on the location of the most affected internal organs or body parts.

   I have had seronegative rheumatoid arthritis for 27 years. The telling signs of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis are the following:
   - Joint pain in the feet (or cracking ankles) in the early 20′s or late teens;
   - Fatigue, especially after a moderate exercise like a 30 minute walk;
   - Blood test showing a negative or low level of Rheumatoid factor;
   - Joint deformities of the fingers, after a few years, a specific sign of rheumatoid arthritis;
   - Consecutive X-Rays showing bone erosion after a year or two of illness, a consequence of rheumatoid arthritis;
   - Generalized arthritis, involving the whole body;
   - Elevated levels of C-Reactive protein and Sedimentation rate, as evidenced in blood tests.

   NSAIDs like Voltaren, COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex, acetaminophen like Tylenol, and codeine are all used to control inflammation and relieve the pain of arthritis.

   Regular exercise like walking, biking and swimming is also helpful for most patients. Make sure that you are not overweight as carrying too much weight can only increase the pain of arthritis in the supporting joints of the hips, knees, ankles and feet.

   For any form of arthritis, you should consult an Orthopaedist who will order blood tests, joint scans and X-Rays to better diagnose the type of arthritis from which you suffer.

   The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (http://www.aaos.org) maintains a public online directory where you can find the address and phone number of orthopaedists who belong to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Orthopaedists are listed by geographic location and family name, inside the USA and in most countries.

   The membership directory of the AAOS is located at:

   http://www6.aaos.org/about/public/members.cfm

   Lyme disease could be a possibility. Ask your doctor to test you for the bacteria causing Lyme disease.

   Are there any other cases of arthritis or rheumatic diseases among your relatives? Chronic forms of arthritis are usually prevalent in families where a defective gene is passed on by parents to their children.

   There are a few hundred types of arthritis and rheumatic diseases. The good news is that science is progressing rapidly in its understanding of rheumatic diseases.

   Antibiotics are now used to achieve full remissions for at least 40%, if not 65% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. For more info, please join our group at:

   http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/antibio

   To conclude, eat sensibly and add daily vitamin and mineral supplements if you want. Punishing diets are just another way to punish yourself for the life you led and the pleasure you had before and since your disease, not a way to get better. You cannot kill bacteria with food or a diet. You cannot disinfect your body with food. It’s just a matter of plain common sense. You cannot starve bacteria out of your body with a starch-free diet or any other special diet.

   There are a number of accepted vegetarian or health diets, but you need priorities. Focus all your attention on antibiotics, not diets. Do the most important thing first. And don’t expect that the food you eat will be a miracle cure for rheumatic diseases.

   While punishing diets may have a placebo effect on some patients, empowering them through one decision not left to the doctor, it is much more important to get involved by doing the right thing. Pleasure and high spirits help patients to persevere through pain and discomfort. Don’t deny yourself the simple pleasure of eating normally, especially if you are bedridden, home bound or alone. The last thing you need is to feel miserable because of the food you eat.
2. gillianprowe says:

   August 6, 2010 at 10:50 am

   Arthritis or Gout or are you just guessing? Both are different forms, Gout can be helped with diet. However, first see you Doc and gain a diagnosis, that is important. Then if you have either Arthritis or Gout, asked to be sent to a Rhuematologist, specialist who treats the Condition.
   I test positive to the Rheumatoid Factor, ranges 85 to 125, so longstanding Rheumatoid Arthritis. Good Luck
3. Sapphire says:

   August 6, 2010 at 10:57 am

   Yes. Eating raw butter, raw cream and raw milk everyday from grass fed cows in your diet will help. Along with taking 1-2 tablespoon of Cod Liver Oil per day will reduce the inflamation. You also need to reduce your carbohydrate (sugar) intake. And increase the good flora in your diet like yogurt, kefir, beet kvass, fermented foods like saurkraut etc. I’m serious. To find sources of raw dairy go to realmilk.com.

   Raw butter has a Wulzen Factor. A hormone-like substance that prevents arthritis and joint stiffness, ensuring that calcium in the body is put into the bones rather than in the joints and other tissues.

   The Wulzen Factor or “anti-stiffness factor,” discovered by researcher Rosalind Wulzen is present in raw animal fat, this compound protects against degenerative arthritis, hardening of the arteries, cataracts, and calcification of the pineal gland. The Wulzen Factor is present only in raw butter and raw cream; it is destroyed by pasteurization.

   Cod liver oil is effective in treating arthritis as well. Researchers funded by Great Britain’s Arthritis Research Campaign found that the elongated omega-3 fatty acids in cod liver oil reduce both pain and damage in inflamed joints. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1817974.stm

   http://www.realmilk.com/testimonials.html
4. World Peace says:

   August 6, 2010 at 11:49 am

   for gout, you need to avoid rich foods. Its a rich man’s disease. Avoid red meat, red wine & alchol & any thing that is rich in protiens.