Gout Diet Management and Purine control
Gout diet management and controlling Purine levels is an on-
going day to day fight.
I have found that medicine combined with a strict diet works
best when a Gout attack has occurred.
The prevention of actually getting a Gout attack is the key to
understanding the body and how it is affected by Purines.
Hyperuricema ( Too Much Uric acid levels in the blood ) is
found within the body due to the body either producing too
much uric acid or the body is unable to expel the excess
uric acid..
The avoidance of purines in one’s diet is impossible tofollow,
but certainly the ability to reduce Purine intake into the body
is essential to a sufferer and also essential as the beginning of
Good Gout diet management.
Every so often you can have high purine level foods but only
have very very small portions. You must try and keep away
from Beer as this is the devil when it comes to purines.
It is hard and I admit I have a few beers here and there
but I try not to over do it.
Make sure you have a low fat dairy diet, and always drink water
to help flush the system. Drink water before bedtime, when you
get up and during the day as much as possible. This will help
flush the system continuously.
I combine a herbal pill which is generally an extract of celery.
Apium graveolensis the name and I use the extract equivalent
of 3 grams ( 3000mg) combined with celery seed oil of 2 mg,
every day to help maintain this horrible arthritis.
I am also experimenting with Apple Cider Vinegar which is working incredibly well as this reduces the Ph level in my blood, plusaids in arthritic pain management.
Baking Soda is another item I use when I have a severe attack
coming on as this acts fast, but has its own potential problems
if used regularly due to its salt content.
Gout and Weight control
To aid Good Diet management we need to look closely at studies particularly weight control and diet. Gout and weight control Studies conducted by Dr Hyon K. Choi at Massachusetts Hospital in Boston have indicated that obese men who lost 10 pounds or more in weight had a 39% lower risk of Gout or Gout attacks compared to men who maintained a normal body weight for their height who had a risk of Gout if their body weight increased. In the Archives of Internal Medicine researchers found that subjects who were considered obese, had the risk of Gout Attacks or developing Gout 4.41 times higher than the average weighed man. There is also an estimate that the risk of developing Gout was 2.31 times higher in men who had high blood pressure compared to those with normal blood pressure. In the same studies there was evidence that diets that are high in dairy foods that ware rich with casein and lactalbumin, were effective in reducing uric acid levels, hence lowering the Gout attack factor and a Good Gout Diet management.
Low Level Purine Foods
To aid good gout diet management here is a list of low purine foods.
Carbonated Drinks
Beverages
Coffee
Chocolate
Cocoa
Crackers
Cornbread
Cereals & cereal products
Noodles
Rice
Tapioca
Refined wheat
Eggs
Gelatin
Vitamin concentrates
Fruits
Breads
Cheese ( note some readers have informed me that cheese triggers their gout )
Green Vegetables
Milk Products
Sugar
Tomatoes (use sparingly)
Eggs
Macaroni
Grains
White bread
Sweets
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