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Gout Diet
Gout is a form of arthritis usually occurring in the cooler extremities of the body, like feet or toes. It results from excessive uric acid in the bloodstream which leaves needle-like crystal deposits in the joints causing redness, swelling and extreme pain.
Normally the uric acid dissolves in the blood stream but there is a problem if:
- there is an increase in uric acid production.
- the kidneys are not functioning sufficiently to eliminate uric acid.
- there is an increased consumption of foods containing purines. Purine is a chemical found in certain foods that forms uric acid when broken down in the body.
Gout Diet and Nutrition
As Gout seems to be more prevalent in overweight people it is important to maintain a healthy body weight. Also extra fluid can help flush uric acid crystals out, but alcohol should be avoided. As well as prescribed medications it can be helpful to follow a low purine diet, avoiding foods that are high in purine and eating low purine foods moderately.
High Purine Foods – Avoid
Foods to Avoid
Beer, anchovies, organ meat (brains, kidney, liver, sweetbreads), game meats, gravies, yeast, meat extracts, sardines, herring, mackerel, scallops.
Medium Purine Foods – Eat in Moderation
Fresh and saltwater fish, shellfish, eel, meat, poultry, meat soups and broth, asparagus , mushrooms, cauliflower, spinach, legumes, oatmeal, bran, wheat germ, whole-grain breads and cereals, eggs.
Low Purine Foods – No Restriction
Breads and cereals (low-fiber, white flour, or refined grain types), nuts, peanut butter. Vegetables not high in purines, soups – cream style or vegetable without meat extract, coffee, tea, fruit juices, soft drinks, gelatin, sugar, low fat cheeses.
Gout Diet – Foods That May Help
Some people have found cherry juice or strawberries helpful. Some chemicals contained in dark berries may help reduce the inflammation and lower the uric acid.
Oily fish like salmon, or fatty acids in flax seed or olive oil or nuts may reduce inflammation too.
It has been suggested that using tofu (from soybeans) instead of meat could also be helpful.
Some have found relief with OPC3 antioxidant supplement.
A balanced diet for gout sufferers includes foods that are high in complex carbohydrates, low in protein and low in fat.
I could not believe the pain that shot up from nowhere.I could hardly walk, and had to go see my primary doctor, who once I took my sock off, told me what it was. This is a painful situation, and at my age I must change alot about the way I consume different foods. Diet or Hurt
Can you give me more detail of Green tea extract capsule? Is it different than drinking normal green tea?
I have achieved near total relief from gout by taking one GREEN TEA EXTRACT CAPSULE daily. The only time I have an attack is when my doctor tries to lower the acid level in my blood by putting me on medication. The meds increase the acid level and as I don’t secrete them, I have a Gout attack. The capsules are available at most drug stores and Wal-Mart.
@Toy. Distilled water is water that has been evaporated and recollected to remove all the impurities. Most super markets carry distilled water. They may just call it “still” water in the uk.
Where do you get the distilled water? a byproduct from the distillation process in the making of Gaharu Oil from the Agarwood Tree?
I definetly could use a diet for my gout, I have to put my sneekers on every morning after getting up, I cannot even walk across my kitchen floor without an expesive pair of sneakers on my feet, and if I could I would sleep in them, I think they are starting to stink since I wear them so much to save my feet from the pain. Here it is 5:32 a.m. and I still haven;t gotten much sleep..
I was having an attack recently. A friend gave me half a cup of distilled water, a byproduct from the distillation process in the making of Gaharu Oil from the Agarwood Tree. Within 10 minutes the pain goes away. Compared to painkillers the pain never returns and it has been 3 weeks since. Can anyone tell me if there are any side effects from drinking this water. By the way, I had to pee every 15 minutes for the next 5 to 6 hours after drinking the water.
I’m thinking of trying, but I have medications that I take. Just wondering if it would interfer, meds.
As you have wrote what is to eat and not, i have tried to avoid the pain of Gout by eating your advice.However, most of the diets recommended are not available in our country.Hence , i want you recommend me locally available low purine foods in Ethiopia.
Thank You
My boyfriend has a really fat foot from gout. I hate feet and it really disturbs me I cant even have sex because when i see it it freaks me out please help what can i feed him to get him a normal size foot.
I do not eat red meats and eat limited amounts of poultry,maybe 1x a week. I eat only wholegrain breads and pasta,rice etc. I have just been diagnosed with gout. I cannot change much about my diet. My doctor has put me on some meds. I am also diabetic.I could not believe the pain in my foot, not my toes as some ,but my whole foot.
Mike,
Here from GUAM i need help, i’m turning 40 this june and i’m tired of geting gout i need some kind of diet that would help me. please help me
hello,what i am looking for is a list of food so i can keep this diease under control as much as possible .if u can help me i would appreciate it so much.
thank u so much
joan paquette
For Jesus sake, dude, lose the goofy fear and religion and get into the 21st century! Learn about a gout preventing diet, and strap on a pair.
Hi im from Malaysia. After giving tutoring for a bunch student that painful night i thought my left foot in gonna explode has it swelled up.
My doctor is suspecting me of gout and asked me take a blood test to check uric acid content.
Tommorrow is my test day reveal and im so nervous and scared that I might have gout. I dun wanna get this painful health problem….
Please pray for me.
My heart goes to all those suffering from this pain. May God bless you and please stick with your healthy gout diet.
From,
noel