Beber agua para aliviar la gota
El agua es uno de los mejores y más simples remedios caseros para la gota. El agua ayuda a eliminar las toxinas del cuerpo a través de la orina, el sudor y la respiración, sin ejercer estrés en órganos vitales como el hígado y los riñones, entre otros. Dado que el agua puede actuar como lubricante para las articulaciones, es importante que aquellos con riesgo de padecer gota beban suficientes líquidos. Beber medio galón de agua al día puede ayudar a prevenir los ataques de gota. La cantidad recomendada aproximada es de 8 a 12 vasos de ocho onzas líquidas al día (un vaso de 8 oz. o 250 ml), lo que equivale a unos ocho vasos en total. Si no estás seguro de cuánto es exactamente ocho onzas líquidas, puedes utilizar una taza medidora para observar la cantidad al verter agua en ella.
El agua puede ayudar a diluir el ácido úrico, pero el verdadero beneficio radica en su capacidad para ayudar a excretar parte del ácido. El agua puede facilitar la excreción de ácido úrico por los riñones y reducir la probabilidad de que se formen cristales, lo que, con suerte, previene el próximo ataque de gota. Cuando hay menos agua en el cuerpo, la densidad de ácido úrico en el suero sanguíneo aumenta. La deshidratación también puede llevar a infecciones renales, cálculos e incluso insuficiencia renal, y se ha identificado como un posible desencadenante de los ataques agudos de gota. Todo esto puede generar ese exceso de ácido úrico que causa la gota en primer lugar.
Otros beneficios para la salud del agua potable
Además, las personas que siguen dietas altas en proteínas están consumiendo en realidad más carne, lo que significa que corren el riesgo de consumir ácido úrico presente en su fuente de alimentos. Al comer carne y/o proteínas, los riñones necesitan siete veces más agua para desintoxicar las grasas y proteínas en comparación con los carbohidratos. Se requiere más agua para separar los productos de desecho de las proteínas, y el alimento principal para alguien que sufre de gota deberían ser carbohidratos como vegetales, frutas, granos, panes integrales, pastas de trigo integral y arroz, preferiblemente basmati. Los fluidos corporales transportan los productos de desecho dentro y fuera de las células. Tus riñones hacen un trabajo increíble al limpiar y eliminar las toxinas de tu cuerpo siempre y cuando tu ingesta de líquidos sea adecuada. Beber más agua puede ayudar al cuerpo a eliminar estas toxinas perjudiciales. Si bebes crónicamente muy poca agua, puedes tener un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cálculos renales, especialmente en climas cálidos. Beber más agua también puede ayudar a una persona con sobrepeso a perder el exceso de peso o mantener un peso adecuado.
Si ya estás en proceso de perder ese peso extra, el agua puede ayudar a mejorar tu rendimiento físico. Manteniéndote hidratado/a, contrarrestas los efectos del ejercicio, como el cansancio y la fatiga. Para aquellos que realizan entrenamientos más intensos, beber agua puede reducir el estrés oxidativo en el cuerpo.
Beber agua también te ayuda a concentrarte mejor. Se realizó un estudio sobre la hidratación en el que se descubrió que las mujeres que experimentaron una pérdida de líquidos del 1.4% debido al ejercicio tuvieron un estado de ánimo y concentración reducidos. También fueron más propensas a sufrir dolores de cabeza. Los participantes masculinos en el estudio que tuvieron una pérdida de líquidos del 1.6% experimentaron una memoria deficiente y eran más propensos a sentir ansiedad y fatiga.
Si tienes dificultades para evacuar, el agua mineral podría ayudarte. Esto se debe a que este tipo de agua contiene magnesio y sodio, que ayudan en la frecuencia y consistencia de las deposiciones.
Cómo ayuda el agua a quien sufre de gota
Una corriente de pensamiento sobre los remedios caseros para la gota es que la solubilidad del ácido úrico aumenta con una proporción de pH corporal más alta. Es decir, cuando el cuerpo es más alcalino (pH más alto) y, por lo tanto, menos ácido, es posible disolver y excretar más ácido úrico. Bebe el agua en pequeñas cantidades a lo largo del día. La cantidad de agua a consumir puede resultar abrumadora cuando se intenta tomarla toda de una vez o en sesiones. Distribuye la ingesta de agua a lo largo del día para evitar sentirte abrumado. Hacer esto también puede ayudar a reducir la hinchazón y verificar los niveles de agua en la orina.
Tu orina debería ser clara debido al consumo constante de agua. Si la orina no parece clara, es una señal de que debes beber más agua. También puedes verificar tus niveles de pH por las mañanas con tiras de prueba de ph, cuando el pH urinario se mantiene continuamente entre 6.5 por la mañana y 7.5 por la tarde, te encuentras dentro de un rango saludable. Cuando estás consumiendo suficientes líquidos, la orina fluye libremente, es de color claro y no tiene olor. Cuando tu cuerpo no está recibiendo suficientes líquidos, la concentración, el color y el olor de la orina aumentan debido a que los riñones retienen el exceso de líquido para las funciones corporales.
El agua es lo más importante cuando haces ejercicio. Es esencial para una circulación adecuada, la producción de orina y el control de la temperatura. Si pierdes hasta un 3% de tu peso corporal en agua, puede comenzar a interferir con la eficiencia, ya sea en el deporte en el que estás involucrado o en cualquier trabajo en el que participes. ¡Si pierdes un 10% de tu peso corporal en agua, puedes desarrollar un golpe de calor! Entonces, ¿qué haces en ese caso?
Si vas a hacer ejercicio o practicar un deporte, bebe 24 onzas de agua dos horas antes y luego aproximadamente 14 onzas justo unos minutos antes de hacer ejercicio o competir. Luego, intenta beber 7 onzas cada 15 minutos mientras haces ejercicio o compites. ¿Y qué hay de beber Gatorade para reponer el potasio que pierdes durante el ejercicio? No es necesario, comer un plátano después de hacer ejercicio te proporciona 7 veces más potasio que 10 onzas de Gatorade u otros productos anunciados. Cualquier fruta que comas después del ejercicio ayudará a reponer tus carbohidratos, potasio y otros minerales que perdiste mientras hacías ejercicio. El agua es lo más importante que debes consumir en abundancia mientras haces ejercicio o practicas un deporte.
Finalmente, los participantes en una encuesta en línea que afirmaron beber más de ocho vasos de agua de 8 onzas al día experimentaron una reducción del 48% en los ataques de gota, en comparación con las personas que informaron beber solo uno vaso de agua o menos al día según la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Boston. estudio.
Asegúrate de tener agua contigo en todo momento. Yo llevo una botella conmigo desde la mañana hasta la noche y la relleno durante todo el día. Muy simplemente, cuanta más agua bebas, menos probabilidad tendrás de sufrir un ataque de gota. También te sentirás mejor, más enérgico y menos apático, así que deja esa Coca-Cola, cerveza o jugo y toma un poco de agua.
¿Qué tipo de agua debo beber?
El agua puede parecer una bebida obvia, pero con todas las variantes disponibles, desde agua purificada hasta agua alcalina, es probable que te preguntes qué tipo es el mejor para el tratamiento de la gota.
Si puedes obtener agua alcalina, sería genial, ya que ayuda a equilibrar la acidez en tu cuerpo, lo cual puede ser la causa de algunos síntomas de la gota. Sin embargo, si solo tienes agua normal, ¡eso también está bien! Solo asegúrate de que esté limpia y potable. Si no estás seguro acerca de la pureza de tu agua, puedes conseguir un filtro de agua Brita, que elimina contaminantes como plomo, cobre, mercurio, cloro y pesticidas del agua.
¿Cómo sabré si estoy deshidratado?
Es importante estar atento a los primeros signos antes de que te deshidrates. Afortunadamente, los síntomas son muy fáciles de detectar y remediar. Lo primero en lo que debes fijarte es en la sed. Sabrás que tienes sed cuando sientas la boca seca. Tan pronto como te des cuenta de esto, adelante y bebe un vaso de agua.
Si vas al baño y notas un olor fuerte en tu orina, es probable que necesites aumentar tu consumo de agua. El objetivo es tener una orina de color amarillo claro.
Si sientes calambres musculares, probablemente se puedan remediar simplemente bebiendo agua. También puedes sentirte cansado, en cuyo caso, un vaso de agua podría revitalizarte. Mantén un ojo en estos signos y deberías poder evitar la deshidratación antes de que se manifiesten sus peores síntomas.
Para darte una idea de lo fácil que es deshidratarse, una pérdida de líquidos del 1 al 3% equivale aproximadamente a 2 a 5 libras de peso. Eso es solo si haces ejercicio. ¿Qué sucede si además realizas otras actividades durante el día, como hacer tareas, hacer recados, caminar bajo el calor del sol, etc.?
Así que la próxima vez que estés de mal humor, tengas dolor de cabeza o te sientas débil, simplemente agarra un vaso de agua en tu cocina y eso podría resolver tu problema.
¿Cómo ha sido tu experiencia con el agua como remedio para los síntomas de la gota? Comparte tus pensamientos en los comentarios.
60 replies to "gota y agua"
Il paraît que la maladie de la goutte es incurable, simplement il y a un traitement, que il faut suivre religieusement, sinon vraiment c’est le feu de l’enfer que tombe sur votre articulation; vous le savez bien. l’acide urique non parte pas, il non disparaître pas, simplement il continue de s’accumuler et avec un petit pretéxt il se réveille et vous attaque: donc il faut éviter de manger tout ce que est interdit; pas de blague, car pourrait attaquer vos reins et vous aurez besoin de une dialesis .
Je viens de souffrire un ataque sur mon genou, pendant trois semaines, les trois premiers jours je pensé mourir vraiment…SANS POUVOIR DU TOUT PLIER LE GENOU, sans pouvoir aller aux toilettes, je prends de la colchincine maintenant et doit le faire tous les jours de ici a six mois. Prenez garde a vous
Hi Spiro, what a great site! Since there are a lot of confusing sites out there, a few questions:
Do a few glasses of wine once every two weeks increase the incidence of gout?
How long can you safely take Indomethacin (150mg/day) for a gout flare?
I know you are not a Doctor, but do you have any anecdotal information to share?
I have been experiencing gout attacks for about 20 years and am currently on 200 mg of Allpurinol daily. Am finding your articles very informative. Recently felt the initial “twinges” preceding a gout attack and followed that up with Colchicine immediately. I decided I would pay more attention to my water intake and drank several glasses of water throughout the day.
By evening the “twinges” had subsided, got up this morning and still no pain!
These attacks usually last anywhere from 7 to 10 days.
Thanks for writing in!
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I recently changed to a local water providing company that uses reverse osmosis water. Is this something I should avoid, I’ve found mixed reviews in doing some basic internet searching. What are your thoughts on the reverse osmosis water vs. tap or spring water?
Just about everyone knows that Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems excel at removing water impurities, but few are aware that they also remove the beneficial minerals. In fact, the reverse osmosis process removes 92-99% of beneficial calcium and magnesium. So no I don’t recommend it. I do not recommend tap water either.
Spring water is good but I mostly recommend AlkaHydra now which boosts the pH of your water, it’s basically alkaline water what your body needs to help control your uric acid levels too. AlkaHydra consists of 74 Coral calcium minerals like Boron, Bromine, Calcium, Cesium, Chlorine, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Germanium, Indium, Iodine, Iridium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Phosphorus, Selenium, Silicon, Sodium, Strontium, Sulfur, Vanadium, Vitamin C, Zinc and more.
Does an infrared light help reduce inflammation and is it good for gout? Thank you.
Not really, there is no study that supports it.
Hi Spiro, I have just suffered a gout attack; I have had them about once every couple of years and normally with Naproxen it dissipates within a few days; this one lasted nearly 10 days. Needless to say, I have had a bit of a scare; I have been eating more tomatoes and I drink a lot of sparkling minteral water. Is there anything to say that sparkling minternal water is a no go? Your website is great, and very helpful – thank you.
Not per se, do drink more regular water though. Sparkling mineral water won’t raise uric acid or cause a gout attack. Now the tomatoes, I would definitely eat much less. They are a gout trigger for me and for many gout sufferers. Read my post on Gout and Tomatoes to learn why.
I have gained so much knowledge reading so much on gout from your site. Really appreciate the information as I was diagnosed with gout 8yrs ago, I still get my gout attacks but not as frequent. Reading all the information you provide has helped me understand so much on this topic. Great site, thank you!
You’re welcome Juan!
Hi Spiro.
I just came across your website and wanted to share this info with you.
I was 23 when I was diagnosed with gout after a blood test to confirm, I’m currently 49. I’ve suffered chronic gout since, so around 25 years. I have been to a number of specialists and after researching for years, trying everything under the sun medication and natural remedy wise, I can confirm that water is the best preventative measure.
As you know, everyone’s metabolism is different and we all have different triggers for an attack. I have found dehydration brings it on everytime.
Gout sufferers like myself should consume at a minimum 2X the daily recommended amount of water. I now consume 1.25 litres of water with every meal (hard at first but becomes easy) plus more water with snacks. It truly is the best preventative medicine for me, regarding gout. People that do not have serious hyperuricemia which leads to regular gout attacks wouldn’t require this quantity but for those that do, this quanitity works well for me.
All the best and kind regards,
Tim
Thanks for your comment Tim!
Hi Spiro,
I had a gout attack about one month ago and took Allopurinol for a couple of days. Then I went on holiday and drank quite a lot of lager for ten days. This would have normally started another attack but nothing happened at all. Then when I returned back to England after a week I had another attack. The only difference I can come up with is I was drinking filtered water while abroad and the water in my house has quite a lot of mineral deposits in it. Do you have any research on drinking filtered water to aid gout?
Hi Will!
There aren’t any studies that show this at this time although it’s a popular internet myth and there are some articles on the topic but no scientific evidence, but if it works then why stop it right? Regardless, drinking lots of water which helps flush out uric acid can only help.
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Spiro, great site! I’m not sure salt causes hypertension. Please see: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/we-only-think-we-know-the-truth-about-salt.html
I haven’t seen much on drinking high PH water. This will counter the acid based foods that you eat and set your system to be balanced and aid in reducing uric acid.
Hi Bill!
Do you have any studies that show this?
From my research it’s not a cure-all but does help.
I have not seen studies but if you review an acid alkaline food chart it is very difficult to eat a balanced diet and drinking high PH water will definitely help.
Another great use for high ph water is every two to four weeks a person can drink the water with lemon for about 4 hours in the morning without eating to cleanse the kidneys. I have tested my uric acid after this procedure and it drops considerably.
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This is great info!
I’m afraid of getting gout when I’m older. My family hasn’t had any problems with gout but I’m young and I do drink a lot. Weekends and occasionally after work I’ll have a few. I’m 27. I’ve heard of another individuals getting gout drinking about the same rate I do.
But I always drink plenty of water and my urine is clear most days of the week. Except early morning of course.
My question is Does keeping hydrated everyday keep gout away? Even when drinking often.
I also drink beer. I know that’s pretty bad for gout.
Hi Dev!
Yes drinking water helps flush out excess uric acid up to a certain point, so it is recommended you drink at least 12 cups a day but we recommend about 16 cups a day. Limit the alcohol best you can.
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Hi! I had gout only once is it possible to never get it again?
Everything is possible Mike!
I am drinking Dasani Water which has a ph of 4. What should be the h of the water we drink?
Preferably over 7. Anything below 7 is considered acidic. Dasani is at 7.2 and considered alkaline.
I got treated gout attack a few months back now it’s here again and giving me much pain .I am using ice cubes for the pain & a pain killer and Feburic pill.I am drinking loads if water as well.I need to know is this enough to ward off or do I need to go through the whole procedure of curing it again ?Please help.
Hi Mohammed!
No water alone probably won’t be enough. Please read this post on most popular natural home remedies
Great site, thank you for all of the useful info. I was diagnosed with gout 20 years ago after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on my ankle. During these 20 years I’ve been on allopurinol 100 mg and have only experienced 4-5 gout outbursts, nothing debilitating thus far. Last month I had a flare-up of the elbow followwed immediately by a flare-up of my big toe (first time). My joint is stiff but the pain is bearable. I have no problem taking Colchicine as it does not adversely affect me. What should be my policy re colchicine? Do I take it even if I have no pain but just stiffness? If so, I’ve seen a ton of contradictory info on how to take colchicine. Do I take along with allopurinol? When should stop taking it? What dosage should I take? Thank you
Hi Asi!
I am not a doctor, so I can’t prescribe you medication, you should consult your doctor since I don’t know how serious your gout is and what your uric acid leves are. Usually, someone takes colchicine when suffering from a gout attack, so colchicine is mostly prescribed as a short term therapy for gout. Allopurinol on the other hand is prescribed as a long term therapy for gout, to help keep uric acid levels normal. Hope this helps.
I have just had a gout attack in my knee. It came from nowhere and literally left me thinking “Amputation….thats the answer!!” I have never known a pain like it in my life, so I’m on the research for why it occured. The only thing that I can think of, is I did eat a lot more tomatoes last week. Do you think this could have been the issue? I’m now on Colchicine tablets, and after three days the pain is going but is still there.
Could be David!
Had flare ups couple years back eating too many Greek salads with tomatoes from my mother’s garden since they taste so great. So yeah, I cut them out since then eating them very rarely.
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Interestingly, using the watercures.org protocol (copious amounts of water and unrefined, whole Sea/Pink salt (not lethal, toxic, everyday table salt) will lower blood pressure too and can be used to treat gout is the claim.
Do you yourself still drink coffee every day? I find it very difficult to break away from coffee (I also put a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses in each cup), I’m torn on this as it doesn’t seem that coffee can actually improve one’s uric acid situation/excretion.
Yes I do drink coffee daily and I like to sprinkle some cinnamon on it.
Read my post on Gout and Coffee to learn more.
As for the salts you present, I’m going to have to research more on the subject.
Do you know of any studies that prove this claim that I can look at?
Regardless keep me posted on your experiment, it sounds interesting.
I came across your goutandyou.com website after I recently experienced my first full blown gout attack that gave me a purple right big toe/ball of foot, couldn’t walk or put work boot on.
I brought this on myself from drinking too much beer (Guinness Stout) every day and eating big breakfasts of those sausage, egg and cheese sandwiches you buy at the convenience store.
Your site is by far the most sensible and informative of the many I’ve visited. I find myself visiting often.
I’m interested in your take on using natural salt as part of the water cures protocol in treating gout, http://www.watercures.org/water-cures-protocol.html
I tried this using Real Salt, mined in Utah, and Selina Naturally Grey Sea Salt and it did seem to help.
The salt along with copious amounts of good water are supposed to flush uric acid from the body, lower blood pressure and provide numerous other benefits of being correctly hydrated.
Made sense to me so I’m trying it out. My blood pressure actually went down when I was checked at my doctor for the gout symptoms.
On your site you state not to use too much salt.
I’m new to the gout scene and was wondering what your opinion might be.
Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure so not too much of course. You don’t want to fix one health problem and start another.
Keep me posted on any progress.
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