subject: What to Eat to Get Rid of Gout [print this page] What to Eat to Get Rid of Gout What to Eat to Get Rid of Gout
Wondering what on earth to eat to get rid of gout? Here, you will find a list of food types that make up a low uric acid diet to help you get rid of gout. You will also find a list of foods to avoid for gout.
The foods that youeat impact on your gout. This is because foods contain purines that metabolize into uric acid in your system. So foods with high purine levels will produce more uric acid. More uric acid means higher uric acid levels leading to gout crystals forming in your joints.
You basically need to avoid very high or highpurine foods, and, eat relatively low purine foods, to get rid of gout.
The food types that you can eat as a gout sufferer are; essential fatty acids, low fat dairy produce, high vitamin C foods, certain vegetables, complex carbohydrates and fruit.
For example these are foods such as
flax-seed
nuts
tuna
low fat yogurt
skimmed milk (not soy though)
low fat cheese
potatoes
red bell peppers
red cabbage
cabbage
kale
celery (particularly good)
parsley
green leafy vegetables (but not cauliflower, spinachor asparagus)
rice
cereals
pasta
bread (but avoid white flower products)
whey protein powder in moderation
cherries
strawberries
blueberries
bananas
pineapples
This list is just for illustration and is by no means complete. Talk to your doctor or healthcare specialist for a more detailed listing.
As for the foods to avoid for gout, these are generally foods that are high in protein, e.g. fatty red meat, game, offal, some fish, shellfish, poultry, legumes, etc.
Shellfish you should cut out completely. And stay away from kidney, liver, tongue, brains, heart, venison, pheasant,etc. In terms of poultry, definitely avoid duck, goose and turkey. And you should stay away from alcohol. Beer is especially bad as a known trigger for gout.
But if you limit yourself to 6 ounces of lean meat orfish (but not mackerel, herring, anchovies, sardines, or roe) orpoultry, every other day, then you should be okay.
However, everyone is different, so you need to constantly track what you're eating and the effects on your gout. A daily food diary is a good tool to help you monitor and pinpoint the food combinations that work best for you.
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