Black Cherry for gout and general foot osteoarthritis

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) is an herbal remedie for your feet.  I use the concentrate for a flare up and the capsule (which can be opened and mixed with food) for daily maintenance.  It works wonders and has transformed my life.  I have yet to have my surgery but have syffered from arthritis for uuyears.  I am no longer on prescription meds for arthritis.  I use the black cherry and glucosomine (drs. recommendation - 1500mg/day) for my knees.  The glucosomine comes in liquid but I am not sure of the suger content.

I have rheumatoid arthritis and it affects my feet terribly.  I have been trying to take the glucosomine but the pills are gi-normous and they gag me. What liquid glucosomine do you use?  I can't do the artificial sweetners because they give me migraines so if it has sugar/sucralose I'm ok with it.

I never heard about black cherry helping with feet issues, but I will definitely try it because the pain is truly debilitating for me now.  The joints in my feet are so inflamed that I can't stand to wear socks on my feet even when it's freezing outside!  Most nights the pain & tingling hinders me from going to sleep at night or interrupts my sleep if I get to sleep.  I haven't had my surgery yet, I was really hoping that losing weight would help but I knew in my heart there was something else that could help too.

Thanks for the post!!

Hi prayinghard2day,

I'm not sure how the black cherry will work for rheumatoid but it wouldn't hurt to try.  My husband uses it for psiriatic arthritis and it works great for that too.  I don't use the liquid glucosomine but I have known people who have.  I haven't had surgery yet and I have wondered what I would do about my glucosomine.  It has been so helpful to me that I can't imagine going without it.  I have had people (one of them my NUT) advise me to get a pill splitter.  I don't care what it tastes like but if I have to take it crushed up with food or water, I'll do that.  Of course, that's easy for me to say before my surgery.  Here's a link to a resource for glucosomine and arthritis.
http://www.glucosamine-arthritis.org/glucosamine/liquid-gluc osamine.html

I hope this can help you.  Good luck and God Bless you.  I hope you can be feeling better soon.

My research has led me to believe that the liquid form of glucosomine is the BEST for anyone to use---it's much more readily absorbed than the pill form, by anyone.

Yes, that would be true according to my research too.  I know from experience, however, that the pill form is very effective.  It does take at least 12 weeks of taking them for them to get into your system and really start working.   They are cheaper than the liquid, but you can find deals on line for the liquid.  I'll quite possibly switch after my surgery.  I just know that, for me, it has actually stopped the progression of the osteoarthritis in my hands.  My finger joints were starting to deform and to get stuck.  They were also swollen all the time and I couldn't get rings over my knuckles.  I am wearing rings again that I haven't been able to wear in years. 

Hi, my husband had RNY one week ago and is suffering terribly with gout I came here to see what other people are doing....where do you get your black cherry products?
thanks!

Hi Kathyellen,  I originally got mine at the GNC store.  I got my last bottles on line from Amazon.com.  The company is NOW - Black Cherry Fruit Extract 750 mg.  I think when I'm done with these though I'll go back to the GNC product.  I think (and it could be in my mind) they work better.  One or two doses of the liquid concentrate would have a much quicker affect but the concentrate has 20g of sugars per dose (probably from the fruit a I believe that's all it is).  With RNY I'd be cautious of that because of dumping.  Good luck.  It does work but with only the caps it may take a little longer to get into his system.  This really saved me.  I was in so much pain and it took care of it.  Best wishes for him.  Elena

Thanks Elena. The Surgeon prescribed colchicine to use until the symptoms get better....I ordered some black cherry in cap.form on the internet yesterday...do you take the black cherry daily? Thanks so much for your input. kathy

Kathyellen, Yes, I take it daily.  I take 1 cap as maintenance for arthritis in my right foot.  My husband only takes it when his psoriatic arthritis flares up and he takes the concentrate for a day or two.  My mother-in-law does the same only when her gout flares up.  1 - 2 doses gets rid of it.  The black cherry also has no side affects.  Good luck.  Elena