¿Qué papel desempeña el magnesio en una dieta para la gota?
El magnesio es un mineral alcalino que se encuentra en muchos alimentos como verduras de hoja verde como la lechuga romana, espinacas, frutos secos y cereales integrales. El magnesio desempeña muchas funciones en el cuerpo, ayudando a controlar la cantidad de calcio en el organismo, así como las funciones musculares, el corazón y los riñones. Pero en lo que respecta a los afectados por la gota, ¿sabías que el magnesio ayuda a mejorar la circulación sanguínea?
El magnesio puede reducir la presión arterial, lo que hace que tu corazón funcione de manera más eficiente y reduce cualquier exceso de esfuerzo sobre él. Cuanto más fluida sea la circulación sanguínea en tu cuerpo, más ácido úrico en exceso puede eliminar tu organismo, evitando así la cristalización en las articulaciones que puede desencadenar un ataque de gota. De hecho, se ha demostrado que el magnesio puede ser un tratamiento eficaz para los casos agudos de gota..
Si presentas signos de deficiencia de magnesio, puedes ser susceptible a desarrollar gota. Muchas personas tienen deficiencia de magnesio y ni siquiera lo saben. Hay algunos síntomas clave a tener en cuenta que podrían indicar esto, como experimentar calambres en las piernas de manera regular, insomnio debido a la ansiedad, inquietud e hiperactividad. También puedes experimentar dolor muscular y/o fibromialgia en la cual el magnesio ha demostrado ayudar a disminuir sus síntomas. Además, la fatiga, la ansiedad, la diabetes tipo 2, las migrañas y la presión arterial alta también pueden indicar deficiencia de magnesio.
Si tienes deficiencia de magnesio, definitivamente querrás agregar alimentos ricos en magnesio a tu dieta o tomar suplementos de magnesio para compensar. Sin embargo, asegúrate de hablar con tu médico antes de comenzar a consumir suplementos de magnesio. Estos pueden producir efectos secundarios leves que generalmente desaparecen después de unos días, como diarrea.
Pueden ocurrir otras complicaciones más graves si toma más magnesio del recomendado por su médico. Su presión arterial puede bajar demasiado repentinamente, yEs posible que experimente bradicardia, una afección en la que la frecuencia cardíaca se reduce a menos de 60 latidos por minuto. ¡Demasiado magnesio puede, en casos extremos, hacer que entre en coma o incluso provocarle la muerte!
¿Sabía que se estima que alrededor del 80% de los adultos pueden carecer de suficiente magnesio en sus cuerpos? Esto se debe al agotamiento del suelo que reduce la cantidad de magnesio presente en los cultivos. Otro factor es la alta tasa de medicamentos recetados y el uso de antibióticos que dañan nuestro tracto digestivo hasta el punto de que no se pueden absorber adecuadamente. También hay trastornos digestivos en el intestino, que conducen a la malabsorción de magnesio y otros minerales.
¿Cuánto magnesio debe tener?
Aquí están los aportes nutricionales. directrices actuales para el magnesio dependiendo de su edad y sexo, según los Institutos Nacionales de Salud:
- 14–18 años: 410 mg para hombres; 360 mg para mujeres
- 19–30 años: 400 mg para hombres; 310 mg para mujeres
- Adultos de 31 años y mayores: 420 mg para hombres; 320 mg para mujeres
- Mujeres embarazadas: 350-360 mg
- Mujeres que están amamantando: 310-320 mg
13 replies to "gout y magnesio"
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Gout for me is very painful, on my left big toe. I found the Salonpas pain relieving patch very effective when treating gout for pain. My personal remedy – I took two 200 mg of ibuprofen every 4 – 6 hours (but not more than a total of 1200 in 24 hours), applied one of the patches to the painful area on my big toe (replacing it every two hours), and elevated my foot as often as I could. I feel an immediate relief from the pain following that regimen. Good luck to all gout pain sufferers. I really do, “feel your pain!”
Hello – I’ve been dealing with gout for nearly 50 years. Thru most of it, allopurinol kept the uric acid in check. I use colchicine if symptoms become acute.
Now at 65, stress triggered an extended issue with the big toe on my right foot. Nothing works. Some days good, some days bad. My uric acid level is 5.1, well within the boundaries for even gout sufferers. I’m now under the care of a rheumatologist and making some progress. Here’s hoping for some pain-free days ahead. — Ken Lipshez, Unionville CT
Hi Ken,
I guess you got a tophi on ur right foot toe. Feburic(febuxostat) should be more effective. On long term consumption, it will reduce the Tophi on ur foot. Check with your physician about it.
Thanks,
K
Hi there, I got gout a few years ago in my fingers. A homeopath said it comes from sugar. I cut down on sugar and it went away. You’ll find info re sugar and gout in the internet, too. I also started Epsom Salt baths which is magnesium sulphate. It is far better than any oral magnesium and it solved lots of other problems as well. Even my hair is getting darker again. Nice side effect!
I promote Liquid Gel and Bath Flakes magnesium Chloride. It helps your body in many ways.
I have resently been tortured with the pain of gout and can now say that it helps better than most any other things I’ve seen to try to reduce the pain and discomfort
Hi all,
I just wanted to float this out there and see if it can work for other people.
Background: I suffered my first gout attack two years ago. After that, I became extremely conscious of my diet. I started making myself a smoothie every day:
Beet
Col rizada
Banana
Apple
Arándanos
Piña
Frambuesas
After a little over a year without a second attack, I admittedly let myself get lax. Sure enough, after a long day mountain biking, my big toe started to get that stiffness which signals the onset of a full on acute attack. Sure enough, my toe swelled up the next day and I was limping around for a week.
A couple months later, the same feeling in my toe came back. This time, I immediately went back to making myself that smoothie for a couple days. While I can feel a little stiffness (not enough to keep me from the gym) in my toe, the acute attack never came.
Most recently, a couple weeks ago, I went on multi-day back-country ski trip (where I let myself get pretty dehydrated). My toe again got that stiff/sore feeling. Again, I went on my smoothie diet (smoothie in the morning, eating regularly the rest of the day). While I can feel that the joint in my toe is definitely a little stiff, it doesn’t keep me from going to the gym.
I wanted to share this here and see if other people might try it and share their results. I live a pretty active life style that can easily trigger acute gout attacks, but this recipe seems to be working for me at staving them off.
Spiro,
Good information. I am on Vit D3 supplement prescription because of an unusually low blood lab result.
I do not suffer diabetes, or hypertension, or anxiety or insomnia (except when I hurt). But I get terrible leg cramps and head aches.
Thanks for the tips
Richard
Hey who knew maybe that’s why I never got gout. I have taken magnesium for a number of years now for sleep and relaxing and calming the body.
Spiro: I have been on Nurti-Gout for about 7 months now with great results. Thanks!
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Tom
Hi Tom!
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I’ve found bulk magnesium chloride for around $45 for a 50lb bag. I treasure 1 tsp daily or ever other day. So much cheaper than monthly supplies.
Good luck