Gout is a chronic condition in which uric acid is deposited in the joints. Unfortunately, it is not possible to get rid of this disease. But it is possible to reduce exacerbation periods and prolong the remission period by adhering to strict dietary rules.
The goal of a gout diet is to normalize the metabolism of purine and reduce the salt content of uric acid in the body. What is this diet? And how should the patient feed during a period of exacerbation and sustained remission?
Diet for gout - description and general principles
A diet should be followed during gout worsening and during long-term remission. The patient should eat 4 times a day at regular intervals. Fasting and overeating are simply unacceptable as they can lead to new seizures and severe deterioration in well-being. If the patient is overweight, he should get rid of it. But not suddenly, but gradually.
Consuming plenty of fluids is also recommended. At least two liters in the period of stable remission and at least three liters in the period of exacerbation. However, you can drink absolutely any liquid - teas, compotes, juices, jellies, mineral water, etc. It should be taken between meals, not with meals.
Small amounts are allowed:
- sausage;
- cooked poultry, beef and lean fish;
- salt (very little);
- tomatoes (up to 3 per day), cauliflower, bell peppers, greens, turnips and radishes, spinach, sorrel, celery;
- mushrooms;
- butter;
- milk (in cereals and tea);
- plum;
- Salo.
Foods recommended for gout diet:
- poultry, rabbit meat;
- Seafood;
- vegetable soups;
- egg;
- low fat fish;
- dairy products;
- porridge, pasta, bread;
- any nuts and seeds;
- white cabbage, zucchini, cucumber, blue cabbage, potatoes;
- dried fruits;
- green apples, citrus fruits, melons, gooseberries, avocados;
- berries (except raspberries);
- greens;
- natural juices and compotes, green and weak tea;
- vegetable oil.
List of prohibited foods:
- meat (fatty);
- meat, fish and mushroom soups;
- jelly meat and meat sauces;
- smoked meat products;
- semi-finished soups;
- offal;
- canned fish and caviar;
- coffee, cocoa and strong tea;
- beans, peas and other leguminous vegetables;
- preservatives;
- animal fats;
- spices (except salt, vinegar and bay leaves);
- chocolate, baked goods, cream;
- alcohol, including beer;
- grapes, raisins, raspberries, figs.
Diet menu for gout
One day
- a plate of fruit salad with yogurt and honey, tea with milk, biscuits;
- milk or kefir;
- chopped vegetable soup with vegetable oil and herbs;
- potato slices, cream;
- boiled eggs with cucumbers;
- cottage cheese with yogurt.
2 days
- tomato salad with cucumbers and herbs, rye bread, coffee;
- curd curd;
- boiled potatoes, steamed cauliflower, compote;
- sandwich with cheese, kefir;
- oatmeal, gingerbread, tea.
3 days
- buckwheat milk porridge, tea;
- beetroot salad;
- barley pearl soup with vegetables, lean meat, cabbage salad with cucumber;
- compote with marshmallows;
- yogurt with avocado.
4 days
- 2 cottage cheese with jam, light coffee;
- kefir with breadcrumbs;
- stuffed peppers (vegetables instead of meat), eggplant caviar, jelly;
- sandwich with cheese and compote;
- porridge, tea.
5 days
- 2 tomatoes, cottage cheese, coffee;
- Fruit salad with yoghurt;
- rice porridge, beef, tomato and cucumber salad;
- steamed vegetables with bread;
- boiled eggs with tomatoes and canned cookies.
6 days
- vermicelli with sauce, chicory;
- fruits;
- gel;
- steamed zucchini with bell peppers, mashed potatoes, jelly;
- fresh vegetables;
- baked apples with cottage cheese, tea.
7 days
- cottage cheese and tea;
- kefir and gingerbread;
- vegetable puree soup with rice, chicken dumplings, vegetable salad;
- yogurt with berries;
- steamed vegetables, jelly.
In the 1920s, a famous doctor was closely involved in the problem of gout. The gout diet consists of low calorie foods that balance the acids and alkalis in the blood. It should be eaten often and in small portions. Fasting days are recommended once a week.
A diet accompanied by worsening gout prohibits the use of meat or fish dishes. The diet consists mainly of liquid foods (milk and dairy products, fruit toppings, vegetable soups, milk porridge). Drink about 2 liters of fluid a day. You cannot starve in the acute phase.
Diet recipes for gout
Here are some healthy and tasty recipes to help make your gout diet varied and fun.
Lent borscht
- Bring the water to a boil, add salt and chopped potatoes (5 pieces).
- Fry the onion until golden brown, then add the grated carrots and beets.
- Fill the tomatoes and bring to a boil.
- Cut the cabbage and add the tomatoes and vegetables to the pan over the almost finished potatoes.
- Add bell peppers and herbs before turning off.
Squash caviar
- Cut a kilogram of zucchini, simmer in a pan until the liquid evaporates.
- Fry the carrots and onions separately (0. 5 kg), add a few tablespoons of thick tomatoes, bring to a boil.
- Add the resulting mixture to the zucchini and bring to a boil.
- Can be shredded with a blender.
Roasted cauliflower
Disassemble the cabbage into inflorescence, put in boiling water for a few minutes.
- Make a dough out of 2 eggs, lightly salt and beat with sour cream.
- Dip the cabbage in the mixture and fry until golden brown in a preheated pan.
Gout: treatment with folk remedies
The gout diet can be combined with various infusions and herbal decoctions. For example, tea made from blackcurrant and cranberry leaves and rosehips can be mixed in equal proportions.
Products made from the roots of chamomile, daydreaming and bitter thighs help well in gout. These decoctions are made from 3 teaspoons of raw material for 2 cups of boiling water. The drug should be taken in half a glass 2-4 times daily before meals.
Ginger drink is used as a folk remedy for gout. Preparation: Grate 10-20 g of roots and bring to a boil with a glass of boiling water. Half a day a day on an empty stomach. Ginger and gout are a good combination. Ginger root has a useful property - cleanses the body, removes toxins.
The infusion of grape leaves and berry juice should be taken at least once daily before breakfast. Fresh grapes should also be consumed - and gout will gradually go into remission. In folk medicine, flaxseed decoction is also used to treat gout. Preparation: 2 teaspoons of seeds are infused for 15 minutes in 3, 5 cups of boiling water, filtered and taken orally in a tablespoon four times a day.
Diet completely - gout will begin to recede within a week. Diet can help prevent the symptoms of gout from getting worse, reduce the risk of this disease progressing deeply, and improve your quality of life. In this case, it is important to take into account the peculiarities of a person's health status and taste preferences. This approach makes it possible to achieve positive results in the treatment of a complex disease.
Reviews and results on weight loss
The result of a gouty diet is the restoration of normal uric acid metabolism and a reduction in its salts in the body. Continuing to follow such a diet will reduce the number of relapses of the disease. In addition, the gout diet has the side effect of losing weight and lowering blood cholesterol levels, which can help normalize blood pressure.
Doctors ’comments on the gout diet emphasize its usefulness and effectiveness. The menu of the therapeutic nutritional cure is varied, it supplies the body with all valuable substances, and at the same time helps to cleanse the body. Such a diet program can be used by absolutely healthy people for prevention.