The Cure of the Gouty State with Alkalines

From an Homeopathic View

Curing the gouty state by the use of mineral waters, baking soda and other alkalines is purely chemical in so far as it causes a condition of alkalescence and with the assistance of large amounts of water, the deposits are rendered soluble and are then flushed from the system.Whereas homeopathy induces the organism to do it's own flush out of deposits.

So the difference between the use of alkalines and homeopathy becomes apparent when samples of urine are compared. After  taking  mineral waters and other alkalines the urine becomes clear, whereas after taking the appropriate homeopathic remedy the urine becomes dark and is laden with deposits.

The essential difference in the above examples being that while both methods rid the system of deposits, the alkalines will need to be taken continuously, for if discontinued fresh deposits will soon form, whereas the homeopathic remedy has a far more lasting effect.

From an homeopathic point of view it's not enough to use remedies which are homeopathic to the symptoms of gout, but most essential to choose a remedy which is homeopathic to the state productive of such deposits.It is not enough to cure the symptoms due to the urates, even though the urates are what cause the suffering, the urates are not the disease, there's a lot more here than the presenting symptoms.The kidneys appear to play a significant role in the uric acid diathesis,for it is here that further problems will develop if gout goes untreated.

Most gout sufferers will experience some degree of kidney dysfunction as a result of their disease. Gout sufferers are also at greater risk of developing kidney stones, high blood pressure, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, high levels of triglycerides, and atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries.Read more:Baking Soda for Gout