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Besides drug treatment, diet also plays a very important role in the prevention and treatment of gout. People with gout are often advised to add more vegetables and fruits. So what vegetables should gout not eat and what vegetables should gout eat?
1. What is gout?
Gout is a type of arthritis that causes sudden pain, inflammation, and swelling in the joints. It occurs when there is an excess of uric acid in the blood. When uric acid levels are high, uric acid crystals are deposited in the joints causing inflammation, swelling and severe pain.
Most people get gout because the body has not been able to remove excess uric acid from the body effectively. The cause of excess acid content can be due to genetic factors or due to diet.
2. The impact of food on gout
Some foods are rich in purines, which are the cause of increased levels of uric acid in the blood causing gout attacks. For healthy people, foods that contain a lot of purines have no harmful effects on the body. However, for people with gout, because the ability to remove excess uric acid from the body is no longer effective, consuming too much purines will cause uric acid to accumulate causing gout. So, when it comes to preventing gout attacks, limiting the use of foods high in purines is the first thing that needs to be done.
Foods that contain a lot of purines can be mentioned such as: red meat, animal organs, seafood, alcohol and some vegetables. More recent studies have shown that high-purine vegetables do not increase the risk of gout, such as high-purine foods of animal origin, less The ability to trigger gout attacks, however, patients also need to limit the use of these vegetables to avoid increasing the amount of uric acid in the blood.
3. What vegetables should gout eat?
Most vegetables contain very low levels of purines but are rich in fiber, Vitamins A, C and minerals calcium, iron,... The adequate supply of vegetables in the diet helps patients have a healthy diet. Eat more balanced nutrition, effectively support the treatment process.
4. What vegetables do you eat for gout?
As mentioned above, gout patients need to limit the use of vegetables that contain high levels of purines, although they are less likely to trigger gout attacks, but do not rule out the possibility that they can cause an increase in uric acid in the blood. blood. Such foods include: Mushrooms, peas, spinach, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, asparagus...
5. Can gout eat water spinach?
Should not eat a lot of water spinach in patients with joint pain, gout, high blood pressure, urinary tract infections caused by stones, even patients with skin wounds, because water spinach stimulates the growth of blood vessels. Cell proliferation causes keloids. In addition, water spinach also has a parasite called intestinal fluke that can easily enter the body when eaten raw or not thoroughly processed.
6. Can gout eat spinach?
Spinach is inherently cool and cooling, so in the summer this is a popular vegetable. However, according to Oriental medicine, people with diarrhea or kidney stones need to avoid eating this vegetable. Because spinach is a vegetable containing high levels of purines, when entering the body, it will convert to uric acid, when the concentration of uric acid in the blood is high, the risk can cause gout.
7. Can gout be eaten?
According to oriental medicine, rhubarb is a herb with cooling and cooling properties, containing a lot of vitamins B1, B2, B6, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, so it is very good for the body. People with gout can still use it, but like all other foods, people need to use it in an appropriate amount.
In the course of gout treatment, following the gout diet will greatly help to minimize the outbreak of gout attacks. However, the patient should not be too abstain from any food that is considered detrimental or eat a lot of anything that is considered good. The balance of nutrients and use in the right amount is the most important thing to pay attention to.
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