PT Health Life – It can be said that the direct cause of gout is uric acid. When the amount of uric acid in the blood increases, it will be deposited in some organizations and organs in the form of crystals.
It can be said that the direct cause of gout is uric acid. When the amount of uric acid in the blood increases, it will be deposited in some organizations and organs in crystal form, especially in the joints, causing gout. Therefore, one of the important measures to prevent high uric acid in the blood is to choose foods that do not or have few purines and have the effect of enhancing uric acid excretion through the urinary tract. The following article would like to introduce to readers some common foods.
Celery: Needs to be grown under water because it is cool and sweet and has the effect of clearing heat and nourishing water. It should be grown on land because it is cool, has a sweet and bitter taste, has the effect of clearing heat, reducing wind and low gums. Both types can be used, especially good in the acute gout phase. Celery is rich in vitamins and minerals and contains almost no purines. Can be eaten raw, juiced to drink or cooked into soup to eat every day.
Cauliflower: Is one of the vegetables that is rich in vitamin C and contains few purines (each 100g has only less than 75 mg). According to traditional nutrition, cauliflower is cool, sweet, has heat-clearing, diuretic and laxative properties, so this food is very suitable for people with high blood uric acid.
Cucumber: An alkaline vegetable, rich in vitamin C, potassium salt and lots of water. Potassium salt has a diuretic effect, so people with gout need to eat a lot of cucumbers. According to traditional nutrition, cucumbers are cool, sweet in taste, have the effect of clearing heat and water, regenerating thirst and detoxifying, so this vegetable has the ability to actively excrete uric acid through the urinary tract.
Broccoli: Also an alkaline vegetable, rich in vitamin C, potassium salts and almost no purines. Broccoli has the effect of cooling, eliminating anxiety, and easing the stomach. The book Tran Nam Manuscript states that green cabbage also has a “diuretic” effect, very suitable for people with gout.
Eggplant: Eggplant, eggplant, eggplant… all have the effect of activating blood, eliminating congestion, clearing the wind, and clearing heat and systematization. This is also an alkaline food and contains almost no purines. Modern research shows that eggplant also has a diuretic effect to a certain extent.
Cabbage: A vegetable that has almost no purines, is rich in vitamin C and has a diuretic effect. The book “Manuscripts of the Elderly” states that cabbage has the effect of “nourishing the sperm marrow, benefiting the five internal organs, benefiting the organs and secretions (useful for the joints), and opening up the meridians” so it is a very good food for people with acidity. high blood uric.
Radish: Cool, sweet in taste, has the effect of “boosting blood circulation”, “promoting wind, dispelling evil heat” (Actual nature draft), “removing rheumatism” (Depends on popular cuisine), very popular Suitable for people with rheumatism in general and gout in particular. This is also an alkaline vegetable, rich in vitamins, lots of water and almost no purines.
In addition, people with high blood uric acid should also use other foods such as carrots, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, melon, melon, white cabbage, horseradish, onions, sugarcane, bananas, oranges, tangerines, peaches, etc. Almonds, apricots, chestnuts… Increase water intake to stimulate uric acid excretion. You should avoid or limit foods that contain a lot of purines such as animal organs (liver, kidney, brain, pancreas…), pork, goat meat, beef, lamb, chicken, duck meat, meat. Goose, goose meat, smoked meat, quail, carp, loach, flounder, salmon, eel, clams, oysters, crabs, spinach, jelly, peas, mushrooms, sea beans… Do not use stimulating foods and drinks such as strong tea, coffee, white wine, pepper, anise, cinnamon, chili… People with severe gout and high blood uric acid should follow a vegetarian diet. cycles such as eating apples one day, cucumbers one day, and green vegetables day to support disease treatment. If you eat apples or cucumbers, eat 1.5kg per day divided into 3 – 4 meals; If you eat green vegetables, 1.5 kg per day divided into several meals in the form of cooking, stir-frying or making salad.
