Good news for Gout

[OdysseusII]

I have some good news to report. My situation is that I have high readings of uric acid. This is apparently par for the course with CKD, and the frequency is regular attacks. Usually if I don't catch it in it's early phases, it turns into a real painful situation and I wind up in the hospital, needing an injection of a steroid.

In the last few days I began to feel the onset of a gout attack, this time in the middle of my foot, and it was starting to restrict my ability to walk. I was taking cocchizine regularly during the day, but that didn't seem to stop it. It was clear this was going to keep gonig until it became critical.

I looked up how to stop a gout attack FAST and found the recommendation of lemon juice and baking soda. I got some water and squeezed lemon in it; I took two half teaspoons of baking soda. When I took the baking soda I felt something immediate. Today my food feels good. Still have a residue of swelling but no doubt this anecdote worked.

[BettysMom]

That remedy is news to me. I don't have gout but my late husband did and he was miserable.

[Netty321]

I use Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother for my gout & that has eased the flares but I'd not heard of that before so thanks for the heads up!

[RickHow]

My father had problems very similar to yours. His doctors simply gave him a long term prescription for Prednisone. If he felt it was starting to happen, he would do a 4 or 5 day course, and it always worked.

[pheebee]

Thank you, that's useful to know.

[itzmich]

Check with you doctor about the baking soda. I use Tart Cherry supplements and also alkaline water....seems to help with gout flair ups.

[Blackknight1989]

Certainly easier and probably safer for CKD patients to manage with a long term prescribed steroid. Baking soda is a base and can lead to AKI vinegar is an acid and lead to metabolic acidosis. As a one time sufferer of both that is NOT the road I’d recommend. Remember before anything new goes done the gullet as you primary care nephrologist or better yet a Renal dietitian. You want to preserve your remaining kidney function not destroy it. Ask a doc before any type of supplementation, medication or home remedy because now you risk your total health. Just an fyi I have suffered from gout since 2003, I had it in nearly every joint of my body elbows, shoulders, knees, ankles fingers etc. i had the tophi the large Utica acid deposits under the skin. I found a rheumatologist who solved it for me and it was wonderful but please seek medical professional advice. This is just my experience by the way and I wish you the best!