One of the important measures to prevent gout is to use appropriate foods to increase uric acid excretion through the urinary tract.
Here are some foods to watch out for:
1. Potatoes are good for gout patients
Potatoes are an alkaline food, rich in vitamin C and potassium salts. Their chemical composition contains almost no purines. According to traditional nutrition, potatoes are neutral, sweet, and have the effect of replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen. They are suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, gout, high blood pressure, gastritis, etc.
Potato salad helps lower uric acid in the blood, good for gout patients.
2. Pumpkin is an ideal food for people with high uric acid in the blood.
Pumpkin is warm and sweet, has the effect of replenishing the middle and benefiting qi, reducing blood fat and lowering blood sugar. According to the book Tran Nam Ban Thao, pumpkin has the effect of clearing the meridians and promoting urination. This is also an alkaline food and contains almost no purine, making it an ideal food for people with high blood pressure, lipid disorders, obesity and increased uric acid in the blood.
3. Pumpkin helps treat gout
Green squash is cool, sweet and has the effect of clearing heat, eliminating phlegm, promoting urination, detoxifying, and reducing fat; it is an alkaline food, rich in water, rich in vitamins (especially vitamin C) and contains very little purine, and has the ability to clear uric acid through the urinary tract very well.
4. Red beans
Red beans are also called red beans, neutral in nature, sweet and sour in taste, have the effect of strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, promoting urination and reducing swelling. The book Compendium of Materia Medica states: "Red beans circulate fresh fluid, promote urination, reduce bloating and eliminate swelling". The chemical composition of red beans almost does not contain purines, making them a very good food for patients with gout.
5. Soybeans and soybean products
As alkaline foods, low in purines, rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, soybeans and soybean products have the ability to increase uric acid excretion through the urinary tract.
Milk, the ideal drink to help lower uric acid in the blood, control gout
6. Watermelon is good for people with acute gout.
Watermelon is cool and sweet, has the effect of clearing heat, relieving thirst and promoting urination. It contains a lot of potassium salt, water and almost no purine. It can be said that this is a fruit that is especially good for people with gout in the acute stage.
7. Pears and apples support the treatment of acute and chronic gout
Pears and apples are two types of fruits that are cool and sweet, with the effect of clearing heat, producing body fluids, and relieving thirst and annoyance. They contain a lot of water, vitamins, potassium salts, and almost no purine. They are alkaline fruits, very good for patients with acute and chronic gout.
8. Grapes - a fruit that contains almost no purines
Grapes are neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and have the effect of replenishing blood and qi, strengthening tendons and bones, and promoting urination. The book Danh y biet luc (Distinguished Physicians' Special Records) states : "Grapes expel water and promote urination." The book Bach thao kinh (Hundred Herbs) states that grapes have the effect of "treating rheumatism and pain in tendons and bones, and are very good for diuresis." This is also an alkaline fruit, rich in water, rich in vitamins, and almost free of purines.
9. Milk - ideal drink for gout patients
Milk is a nutritious food that is rich in protein, water and contains very little purine, making it an ideal drink for patients with acute and chronic gout.
MSc. Hoang Khanh Toan (Former Head of Oriental Medicine Department, Hospital 108)
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