Ever hear the saying “You are what you eat”?
People who have gout are generally recommended to stop or at least reduce eating foods rich in purines which are indisputably linked to the rising levels of uric acid in the body. Gout develops when the body is unable to expel uric acid in the blood.
As with many medical situations the food you eat is a huge contributing factor in your gout attacks. Many of the foods that are considered to be – do not touch- for people with heart conditons will also contribute to the development of gout.
Most people want a quick fix for any problem, when dealing with medical situations such as gout this isn’t always possible or advisable. Your gout didn’t really appear overnight, it has taken months and probably years of eating the wrong things possibly coupled with a genetic predisposition to appear. So expecting your gout to just be fixed instantly is unrealistic isn’t it.
You can control the amount of purines that enter your body, just give more thought to what you eat. If you eat foods that are low in purines then your body won’t create so much uric acid and your kidneys won’t have to work so hard to remove it from your system.
Most of us enjoy a beer or a glass of wine once in a while, but that enjoyable hour could be part of what is causing the incredibly painful gout attacks that you are experienceing. Alcohol is generally high in purines and your kidneys have to work overtime to deal with all the resulting uric acid.
If you are unsure of what to eat when you are trying to reduce the severity and regularity of your gout attacks you should start keeping a diary of what you eat and drink. This will help give you some idea of the items that may be contributing to your pain. Shellfish, red meat, alcohol and game meats are things that you should remove from your diet straight away before you even start making notes.
Gout diets are not all about stopping eating things to reduce purine entering your system, there are foods that you can eat to actually help your body deal with uric acid. Cherries are one food that has been shown to lower levels of uric acid in your body. You should be eating dark red cherries daily as this will help your body deal with the uric acid and that will reduce your gout attacks.
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Written by Paul Forcey on November 11th, 2009 with
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