What should gout be and should not be eaten?

Disorders of protein metabolism lead to increased uric acid in the blood which causes gout.

According to doctors, when the amount of uric acid in the blood rises to a certain level, combined with some favorable conditions such as temperature, the amount of protein absorbed into the body, ... the uric acid will precipitate into a fine form. The needle-shaped solid, very sharp, at the same time at the joints there is precipitation that will cause severe pain, accompanied by swelling, heat, and redness. At that time, people called gout.

If left untreated or repeated many times, it will cause destruction of the joint leading to disability, then need to reconstruct joints. About 20% of gout patients have kidney stones because the urate crystals are deposited, causing stones to obstruct the urinary tract, which can cause kidney dysfunction, urinary tract infection, etc., which can affect lives.

Today, gout is no longer a disease of the rich but a disease of the whole society, when eating habits and non-scientific activities are increasingly popular.

When acute gout can be treated with drugs associated with the appropriate diet below to prevent or prolong the recurrence period.

What should gout eat?

Eat foods low in purines such as cereals, butter, vegetables, nuts ... especially eggs, non-purine milk should be encouraged to use.

Foods rich in fiber such as cucumber, cassava, tomatoes ... help slow the absorption of nitrogen, reduce the degradation of protein to generate energy, reduce the formation of uric acid.

The most important thing is to drink plenty of water (at least 2.5 to 3 liters of water every day). However, do not drink water at night to avoid urination at night, affecting health.

Another factor is, liver activity is affected by mental factors. So gout patients also need to keep the spirit of comfort, avoid staying up late.

What should gout suffer from?

Absolute abstinence of purin-rich protein foods such as seafood of all kinds; red meats; animal organs; Poultry, spinach, broccoli ... Avoid eating broths, stews, vegetable juices ... to reduce the amount of purine in water-soluble foods.

Abstain from all fast-growing foods such as bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, asparagus, mushrooms, sprouts, peppermint (along with the net) because it will increase the rate of uric acid synthesis in the body.

Reduce other high protein foods in the diet such as General animal protein such as pork, chicken, duck meat ... and plant protein such as beans in general, especially beans that eat whole grains like peas, white beans, red beans, green beans ...

Reduce fat-rich foods such as Fat, animal skin, fried and roasted foods, processed foods with saturated fats such as Shrimp noodles, fast food ...

Do not drink any form of alcohol, carbonated drinks, sweet sugary drinks because it increases the risk of obesity, one of the factors that aggravate gout.

Reducing sour drinks such as orange juice, lemon juice, fruit juice rich in vitamin C because of the increased risk of renal tubular urate precipitation (due to lactic acid in those drinks that occupy uric acid excretion), increases the risk of kidney stones.

Note:

People with gout are limiting the amount of Purin put into their bodies. However, when gout patients perform excessive diets, it will cause a lack of Protein to produce other pathologies but also do not eat too much to promote gout fastness ... . Do not eat late to reduce the burden of working for the liver (liver is protein metabolism, uric acid).

In addition to the need for a proper diet, patients also need to have a physical exercise and exercise regime, not to be overweight and obese.