Treating gout with pain killers is common among gout sufferers. And by far the most popular are those in the group known as NSAIDs. NSAIDs stands for ‘non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ and include drugs such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, and naproxen. They are widely prescribed for treating gout pain and can be quite effective in reducing the inflammation and relieving the pain. But there are hidden dangers…
It is known that they can have some negative side effects and they can’t ‘cure’ the gout, only help with the symptoms. Which is why so many more gout sufferers nowadays are using natural remedies for treating their gout, both the symptoms and the underlying causes of gout.
However, there’s even worse news for gout sufferers who regularly take NSAIDs, particularly those who suffer recurring gout over the longer term. If this is you, then I suggest you need to read right to the end…
In a 20 year study of 125,000 adults — recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine — Dr. Eunyoung Cho and colleagues at the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, discovered that people who took NSAIDs regularly were 51% more likely to develop renal cell cancer, which is the most common form of kidney cancer. And those that took the painkillers for more than 10 years were a whopping 3 times more likely to get the cancer!
The only medication in the group that was found not to increase the risk was aspirin. Now whilst this could be good news for gout sufferers, there is a risk of internal bleeding associated with taking aspirin on a regular basis. Which is probably one of the reasons why the other drugs within the group of NSAIDs have been, and are still being, prescribed.
Whichever way you look at it, and considering this new evidence, treating gout naturally would seem now to be even more preferable to treating gout with pain killers…
There are many natural ways of treating gout pain and inflammation. For example, cherries have natural anti-inflammatory properties and are a very popular and effective way to reduce inflammation and so help relieve gout pain. Other such natural gout anti-inflammatory treatments are celery seeds, bilberry, hawthorn, hydrangea, fish oil, bromelain, etc.
You don’t have to worry about treating gout with pain killers, there are many natural ways to treat gout pain and inflammation. And there are natural remedies that can also help to reduce the uric acid and prevent the formation of urate crystals that cause the symptoms of gout in the first place…