A low uric acid diet is essential if you're suffering gout right now and also for preventing your gout returning in the future.
But when folks call it a low 'uric acid' diet it really means a low 'purine' diet, which you'll find out about here...
Purines are chemical compounds found in our bodies and lots of foods that through a chemical process provides us with energy and protein.
So purines are very important.
Unfortunately, one of the byproducts of the process is uric acid, which can form crystals in your joints and surrounding tissues, causing the agony of gout.
So when we talk about a low 'uric acid' diet, we are really talking about a low purine diet.
In practice, this means identifying and removing foods that are high in purines, and, replacing them with foods that we know are low in purines, especially when you are having a gout attack.
So a good diet to lower uric acid would consist of:- Cherries (highly recommended), strawberries, blueberries, grapes, low fat dairy produce, salmon, tuna, foods high in vitamin C, cereals, rice, pasta, and lots of vegetables (except mushrooms, cauliflower, and asparagus!).
Also, drink 10 to 12 eight-ounce glasses of water every day.
Drinking water is vital in order to help flush uric acid out of your body.
Foods you should eliminate are:- Red meat, game, offal-type foods, gravy, poultry, shellfish, mackerel, herrings, sardines, anchovies, fish roe, beans, peas, lentils, asparagus, mushrooms, cauliflower, yeast.
And of course you must avoid all alcohol, but especially beer.
Such a low uric acid diet will certainly go a long way to help relieve your gout.
But, there are so may other factors that influence a good outcome.
For example, although diet is very important; your weight, general health, body pH, family history, medications, etc.
, all contribute to your gout.
And if all you are doing is getting rid of the symptoms of gout, only for it to return time and again, it can cause joint damage and kidney problems down the line.
Your objective should be to get rid of your excruciating pain fast, and, at the same time put things in place to prevent it returning.
But when folks call it a low 'uric acid' diet it really means a low 'purine' diet, which you'll find out about here...
Purines are chemical compounds found in our bodies and lots of foods that through a chemical process provides us with energy and protein.
So purines are very important.
Unfortunately, one of the byproducts of the process is uric acid, which can form crystals in your joints and surrounding tissues, causing the agony of gout.
So when we talk about a low 'uric acid' diet, we are really talking about a low purine diet.
In practice, this means identifying and removing foods that are high in purines, and, replacing them with foods that we know are low in purines, especially when you are having a gout attack.
So a good diet to lower uric acid would consist of:- Cherries (highly recommended), strawberries, blueberries, grapes, low fat dairy produce, salmon, tuna, foods high in vitamin C, cereals, rice, pasta, and lots of vegetables (except mushrooms, cauliflower, and asparagus!).
Also, drink 10 to 12 eight-ounce glasses of water every day.
Drinking water is vital in order to help flush uric acid out of your body.
Foods you should eliminate are:- Red meat, game, offal-type foods, gravy, poultry, shellfish, mackerel, herrings, sardines, anchovies, fish roe, beans, peas, lentils, asparagus, mushrooms, cauliflower, yeast.
And of course you must avoid all alcohol, but especially beer.
Such a low uric acid diet will certainly go a long way to help relieve your gout.
But, there are so may other factors that influence a good outcome.
For example, although diet is very important; your weight, general health, body pH, family history, medications, etc.
, all contribute to your gout.
And if all you are doing is getting rid of the symptoms of gout, only for it to return time and again, it can cause joint damage and kidney problems down the line.
Your objective should be to get rid of your excruciating pain fast, and, at the same time put things in place to prevent it returning.
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