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The ache in your toe may be enough to knock you off your feet. Gout, a form of arthritis, often strikes without warning. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.
- Check out cherries
Soothe symptoms and prevent new attacks by eating a half a pound of cherries or drinking an equivalent amount of cherry juice per day
- Rest for relief
During acute attacks, rest the affected part to reduce pain and inflammation
- Pass up high-purine foods
To keep uric acid levels low, eat fewer purine-containing foods, such as liver, shrimp, and dried beans and pulses
- Put a limit on alcohol
To help prevent new attacks, avoid drinking more than one alcoholic beverage a day
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Last Review: 05-11-2011
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