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Ailments & Remedies
Gout
This is painful metabolic disease
characterized by recurrent attack of acute pain and swelling at
first affecting only one joint, usually the metatarso-phalangeal
joint of the big toe, later becoming polyarticular (Gradually
other joints are involved and the patient experience difficulty
in walking, taking and even moving)., inflammation and chalky
deposits in the joints due to disturbance of the purine
metabolism in the body.
In Ayurveda this is known as Vatarakta.
Symptoms
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Pain in toe.
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Swelling.
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Nausea,flatulence or vague abdominal
pain.
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Fever,Sweating, loss of appetite,
constipation and highly colored and scanty urine are the
common symptoms.
Root Causes
Impairment of digestion and metabolism
because of the intake of mutually contradictory food articles
and non-elimination of the metabolic waste products from the
body are responsible for the causation of this disease.
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Hereditary Factors.
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Age,sex, and climate are the prime
factors after forty years, rare in females and occurs
commonly in temperate climates.
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Excessive intake of protein foods Deposit
urates in tissues, and inflammatory reaction with synovial
fluid.
Healing Options
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Herbs
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Ayurvedic Suppliments
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Diet
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Freshly harvested rice and wheat
should not be given to the patient. Old rice, wheat,
moong dal, garlic, onion, bitter gourd, papaya and green
banana can be taken by the patient. High fibre diet is
the best diet for this disease. Butter, Milk and high
protein diet will be avoided , and any other sour
articles of food, heavy food articles and fried things
are prohibited
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Lifestyle
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The patient should not perform any
fast paced exercise. Patient should not sit idle either.
Exposure to cold wind and rain, and cold-water bath are
strictly contra-indicated. Oil massage is beneficial
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Yoga
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