Gout is a rather unpleasant disease that occurs as a result of a fairly serious metabolic disorder, which increases the concentration of uric acid in the blood. Gout requires treatment and special nutrition, which is designed to normalize the metabolism.
What kind of diet is needed for gout?
The basis of any diet for gout patients involves limiting the products rich in purine, because of the excess of which there are attacks of increasing uric acid in the blood. Unfortunately gourmets, this category includes many dishes, the taste of which most of us find very pleasant. Of course, proper nutrition with gout presupposes a special diet, which is designed to normalize overall health.
Gout: diet as treatment
Therapeutic diet for gout, as already mentioned above, is based mainly on the complete exclusion from the diet of products rich in purine. These include:
- meat of young animals, pork in any form, as well as heads, legs and other parts of the carcass that give a jelly-like broth;
- all kinds of broth, jelly;
- soups "from a bag", all kinds of sauces;
- all kinds of smoked products;
- all kinds of by-products (kidney, liver, tongue and others);
- the diet in case of exacerbation of gout restricts all types of fatty fish, and stable nutrition in case of chronic disease implies the rejection of fried, salted and canned fish, as well as caviar;
- sharp and salty varieties of cheese;
- Any spices, except vinegar, bay leaves and salt;
- drinks that act on the nervous system - coffee, strong tea, cocoa;
- any fats of animal origin (fat, of course, including);
- confectionery, chocolate;
- absolutely all kinds of products with preservatives (read the packaging in the store);
- all types of legumes (including green peas);
- all products from grapes (juice, desserts, raisins, wine, cognac);
- all kinds of alcoholic beverages;
- raspberries and figs in all kinds.
All of these foods should forever leave your diet. In addition, food for gout firmly limits the use of another group of foods: they can eat, but rarely and slightly. This group includes:
- salt;
- boiled sausage and sausages;
- boiled meat, fish, poultry;
- Limit vegetables: asparagus, rhubarb, cauliflower, celery, spinach, sorrel, pepper, radish, turnips and tomatoes, as well as green onions and parsley;
- all pickles, mushrooms;
- milk and butter.
In addition, sometimes you can afford to eat a little ripe plum.
Diet for gout: the allowed menu
From now on your daily menu should consist of the following foods and foods:
- all kinds of vegetarian soups, incl. dairy;
- turkey, rabbit, shrimp, squid, lean boiled fish;
- dairy products, low-fat cheese;
- cereals and pasta;
- from 3 to 7 eggs per week (in cooking);
- vegetables - carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, cabbage, dill;
- caviar overseas eggplant (as well as squash, homemade);
- Nuts, seeds, dried fruits (except for banned raisins);
- green apples, gooseberries, citrus fruits, watermelons;
- black, rye bread;
- olive or linseed oil;
- sweet candy (not chocolate), marmalade, homemade jam, pastille or marshmallow;
- drinks - tea green, weak black tea, decoctions of herbs, dog rose, fruit juices, fruit drinks, compotes and kvass, as well as alkaline mineral waters, Essentuki No. 17, Narzan and Borjomi.
If your daily menu contains only the allowed products, you do not risk your health. In addition, with a little imagination, you can even from this limited list create a lot of delicious dishes.