HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR HIGH URIC ACID LEVEL IN BLOOD
Once
produced, uric acid is carried in your blood and passes through your kidneys,
where most of it is filtered out into the urine.
About
one in five people has a high uric acid level. It may be related to attacks of
gout or the development of kidney stones. But most people with high uric acid levels
don't have any symptoms or related problems.
Causes-Most of the time, a high uric acid level occurs when your
kidneys don't eliminate uric acid efficiently. Things that may cause this
slow-down in the removal of uric acid include rich foods, being overweight,
having diabetes, taking certain diuretics (sometimes called water pills) and
drinking too much alcohol. Other less common causes are a diet high in
purine-containing items or your body producing too much uric acid.
Factors
that may cause a high uric acid level in your blood include:
·
Diuretic
medications (water pills)
·
Drinking
too much alcohol
·
Genetics
(inherited tendencies)
·
Hypothyroidism
·
Immune-suppressing
drugs
·
Niacin,
or vitamin B-3
- Immune-suppressing drugs
- Niacin, or vitamin B-3
- Obesity
- Psoriasis
- Purine-rich diet — liver, game meat, anchovies, sardines, gravy,
dried beans and peas, mushrooms, and other foods
- Renal insufficiency — inability of the kidneys to filter waste
- Tumorlysis syndrome — a rapid release of cells into the blood
caused by certain cancers or by chemotherapy for those cancers
Also,
you may be monitored for high uric acid levels when undergoing chemotherapy or
radiation treatment for cancer.
Having a high uric acid level is not a disease or a condition
that necessarily needs to be treated or searched for in the absence of other
symptoms. But if you have an attack of gout or have a certain type of kidney
stone, your doctor may check for high levels of uric acid.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Homeopathic remedies give excellent cure for high uric acid levels in blood and gout associated with this.
Homoeopathic medicines helps the proper metabolism of purines, a type of
protein which ends up uric acid after the body processes it. These medicines promotes the elimination of uric acid.
COLCHICUM 200- Colchicum is one of the most indicated remedy in raised
uric acid levels. This is specially indicated in cases where high uric acid
levels give rise to onset of gout.It has a specific power for relieving gouty attacks.
There may be a sharp pain in the great toe. The affected parts are red,
swollen and very hot to touch. There could be great sensitivity to touch
on account of extreme pain. Tearing pains could be more intense in the evening
and night. Slightest effort
to move the legs gives rise to a sharp, shooting and unbearable tearing pain in
the big toe. There may be difficulty to walk on account of pain.Edematous
swelling of legs and feet
LEDUM PAL 200- It is one of the most indicated remedies in treating cases of
high uric acid levels. The main feature of these cases is that, the pains shift
from downwards to upwards.Patient feels chilly , yet he does not like to be
covered as his pains are better by cold. Ledum pal is indicated when the high
levels of uric acid in blood may result in its crystals being deposited in the
joint spaces. The first attack of pain could be triggered after the person has
partied the previous night, especially after consuming meat and alcohol. This
is a typical presenting feature after which the investigations reveal that
indeed the uric acid levels are higher than normal.
BENZOIC ACID 30-It is an excellent remedy for for high uric acid levels. This
medicine is more indicated when the urinary symptoms are more marked. The uric
acid crystals may be deposited in the kidneys or the urinary tract giving rise
to stones. On examination, the urine may show very high levels of uric acid.
The color of urine may also keep changing from dark brown to pale yellow
and smells like urine of a horse.. Benzoic acid may also be indicated when
there are joint complaints as
well. There may be a crackling sensation in the joints. The great toe may be
swollen and may give rise to difficulty in walking or even moving the limb.
GUAIACUM Q- It is also a well indicated remedy in
treating high uric acid levels. It is more suited in chronic cases where the
deformities and contractures set in. Guaiacum is very well indicated when there
is intolerance to heat in any form. Rheumatic pain in hands , arms and
shoulders. Gouty pains tearing and lancinating , worse from motion , heat ,
cold wet weather , touch and pressure, from 6pm to 4 am. Better by external
pressure.The affected joints may be extremely hot to touch. Guaiacum may be
given when there is a bad smell from the body. In some cases, it could be given
in very acute cases as well. The affected limb is painful, stiff and immobile.
LITHIUM CARB 200- Lithium carb is a good remedy in treating raised uric acid
levels. The high levels of uric acid give rise to an unusual stiffness all over
the body. Another peculiar feature is itching all over the skin of the joints.
The pains are relieved by pouring hot water. Uric acid may get deposited in the
joint spaces to give rise to nodosities which can be felt externally also. The
nodes may also be felt in the finger joints and in some severe cases, they may
be felt in the ear pinna.
URTICA
URENS Q—Urtica urens is an
excellent remedy for acute gout with high uric acid levels. Gout accompanied
with thick urine. Urtic aurens promotes the elimination of uric acid . Give 5
drops of mother tincture every 3 hours.
BERBERIS
VULGARIS Q AND LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM 3X—Berberis
vulgaris and Lycopodium are excellent remedies for high uric acid with gout
symptoms where stones form in kidneys.Berberis vul. Is effective when stones
form in left kidney, but Lycopodium in the right kiney. There is joint pain, swelling
and tenderness. These remedies lower the
uric acid levels , also dissolve the stones .
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