Diet For Gout Sufferers – Food Good And Bad To Include In A Gout Diet.
What foods should a diet for Gout include and exclude? If you're reading this article then you either have Gout or know someone who has. This disease is painful and can be extremely inconvenient. Have you lost sleep due to the "fire" of gouty pain in your big toe? Missed special occasions? Taken time off work, and not able to do what you want to do in your free time? The culprits are those nasty, needle like crystals of uric acid that form in your bodies soft connective tissue and joints. These critters can go further and give you painful kidney stones if they are allowed free reign. Any diet should look at reducing uric acid levels in your blood, and that means low purine foods.
Purines are not all bad! They are natural substances found in virtually all foods, and all your body's cells. Purines are part of the chemical structure of our genes and are components of our genetic material and the genetic material of all plants and animals. The problem is when they are broken down by the body. This results in uric acid!
So let's have a look at some of the foods to include and exclude in your gout diet.
Food Bad For Gout
You may not like what I'm going to say next. Excessive alcohol is a leading cause of Gout. Gout and alcohol do not go well together! But how much is too much? Two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women. Alcohol, especially beer interferes with the removal of uric acid from the body. This is because when alcohol is metabolized, lactic acid is produced which hinders the excretion of uric acid by the kidneys.
Now I expect your thinking – he's going to say eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Well actually some fruits and vegetables can exacerbate the symptoms of Gout, especially acidic ones. So here they are, any diet for Gout should avoid these, but remember these are secondary to lowering your intake of high purine foods.
- Cranberries
- Tomatoes
The items above are not as bad as the heavy weight purine foods. These are more commonly eaten foods, very high in purines that need to be avoided completely if you have Gout:
- Anchovies, Sardines, Mackerel
- Meat extracts, Yeast extracts
- Gravy, Broth
- Sweetbreads
Generally, foods deficient in vitamins A, B5 and E can lead to the advancement of Gout symptoms.
Food Good For Gout
There are two foods that have been widely reported as being really effective in the battle against Gout. The first is more like an additive rather then a food – baking soda. If taken correctly this can alleviate symptoms in 2 hrs! The link to the eBook below tells you how to do this. The second really effective food is cherries! Cherries and cherry juice contain anthocyanins which have anti-inflammatory properties. Also cherries can lower the uric acid level. Other berries can also help, mainly because they can neutralize uric acid, or they have anti-inflammatory properties:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Grapes
Don't forget the power of supplements to enhance any diet for gout. Just as cherries have anti-infammatory properties, so other foods have properties that can reduce uric acid in the blood. There are many supplements that can help alleviate symptoms and get gout under control. See the link below for more information.
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