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How Can Supplements and Herbs Help Relieve and Prevent Gout?

Supplements & Herbs For Gout

Doctors typically prescribe Allopurinol, Probenecid, Indomethacin or Colchicine, and although these medications may provide some short-term relief, the long-term relief can ONLY come from some lifestyle changes.

These include dropping some of the extra weight SLOWLY, because rapid weight loss can actually increase uric acid levels as a result of restricting calories. Nutritional supplements of Folic Acid (up to 80 mg a day) and the bioflavonoid Quercetin, (150 to 250 mg 3 times a day between meals) have shown to be helpful. The herb Devil`s Claw (750 mg of the standardized to contain 3 percent iridoid glycosides) has also been very effective as a non-toxic pain reliever.

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