9 foods that lower uric acid in the blood and control gout

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 purine. 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. The book Tran Nam Ban Thao states that Nam Qua (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, dyslipidemia, 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 writes: "Red beans circulate body fluids, promote urination, reduce bloating and swelling." The chemical composition of red beans almost does not contain purines, making them a very good food for gout patients.

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, eliminating 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 cool, sweet fruits that have 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" (Famous doctors' separate records) writes : "grapes expel water and promote urination." The book "Bach thao kinh" (Hundred herbs mirror) 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 purine-free.

9. Milk - ideal drink for gout patients

Milk is a nutritious food that is rich in protein, high in 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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