Foods To Eliminate Gout - Foods To Eat And Not To Eat For Eliminating Gout
By: John Cielo
Submitted: 2010-04-21 05:25:25 | Word Count: 757
Want to discover which foods you can eat to eliminate gout? Here, you'll learn which foods you can eat and which foods you should avoid in order to eliminate gout caused by high uric acid. You'll also find out why diet is so important in preventing your gout returning.
As a gout sufferer you have to be very careful not to increase your already high levels of uric acid in your bloodstream. And certain foods have the capacity to do this. To understand how this works, let's go back to basics...
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CAUSES OF GOUT
Your gout is caused by elevated uric acid in your blood which deposits as crystals in your joints, the big toe being by far the most common one. So anything that can raise that uric acid level should be avoided.
Uric acid is produced through the breakdown of chemical compounds in our cells called purines. Crucially, these also exist in much of our food at varying concentrations.
Most of the uric acid that's produced in your body is normally flushed from your system by your kidneys, leaving normal levels that we need. But sometimes your kidneys are below par and cannot flush sufficient out. Or, sometimes there is just too much uric acid being produced in the first place. Whichever it is, the result is higher-than-normal levels for you.
So you have to get those levels down in order to eliminate gout. And not only get them down, but to keep them down, so that you don't suffer recurring gout. This is an important objective because these recurring attacks can lead to permanent joint damage, and even kidney damage, including kidney stones.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO ELIMINATE GOUT
Although prescription drugs can help to reduce uric acid levels, they have to be taken over the long term. Because once you stop taking them, your levels can rise again. This happens because these drugs (e.g. allopurinol) can't address the underlying cause of your gout. This is why very many gout victims take them for most of their lives. Rather than do this gout sufferers are increasingly turning to natural remedies.
GOUT AND YOUR DIET
A key determinant in your gout is your diet. The typical Western diet is high in animal protein. And foods high in protein generally have high levels of purines. And of course high levels of purines just means more uric acid production. So this is why a gout sufferer should change to a low-purine diet to help eliminate gout.
FOODS NOT TO EAT TO ELIMINATE GOUT
Typical foods to avoid are things such as; venison, game, beef, gravies, pork, offal, bacon, certain fish (mackerel, herring, anchovies, sardines), shellfish, poultry (especially turkey), certain beans and peas, some vegetables (e.g. cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms), lentils, oatmeal, etc. Plus alcohol should be avoided.
FOODS YOU CAN EAT TO ELIMINATE GOUT
Many foods have relatively low purine levels and can be eaten. These are foods like; essential fatty acids (e.g. nuts, flax seed, salmon, tuna), complex carbohydrates (cereals, rice, pastas, green leafy vegetables, cabbage, kale, parsley), and foods with high vitamin C (red cabbage, potatoes, red bell peppers, oranges, mandarins, tangerines). Also low fat dairy products and selected fruits like cherries, strawberries, and grapes.
Because you still need correct levels of protein, it's important that your diet is well balanced. You may also have to consider taking natural supplements to replace the minerals, vitamins and nutrients, etc. that you would have got in the foods that you decide to eliminate from your diet.
NEXT STEPS
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