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How Does Cranberry Juice Help With Gout?
Prevention
To help prevent gout:
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Follow a healthy diet.
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Avoid alcohol use, especially binge drinking.
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Avoid dehydration.
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Lose weight if you are obese.
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Avoid diuretics (water pills) if possible.
For most people with gout, dietary restrictions do not seem to help much, but you should avoid any foods that seem to trigger gout attacks.
Treatment
To treat an attack of gouty arthritis, your doctor usually will begin by prescribing a nonsteroidal...
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