Gout occurs as a result of the accumulation of uric acid salts in the body. Most of the time, the attack occurs unexpectedly, at night. Currently, the symptoms of gout are: severe pain in the area of the inflamed joints (usually the big toes), swelling and redness of the joints themselves, as well as general disorders - fever, weakness, abdominal pain.
Gout, diet, treatment are all interrelated. Treating gout is a long process, however, the priority is to stop the attack itself and relieve the pain syndrome. In the future, proper nutrition is very important, as reducing the consumption of products containing uric acid (uric acid) leads to slowing down the development of the disease. Diet for gout is an issue that deserves special attention, as it is the normalization of the diet that contributes to a speedy recovery and increases the time between relapses of the disease. Gout products can only be consumed in certain ways, so when it comes to the menu and diet of patients, there are many rules you need to know.
Menu and diet
First of all, we will look at the main points of the diet and find out what kind of diet a patient should have for gout. Doctors advise patients to exclude animal protein from their diet, but not only are they dangerous for people with gout - animal fats and digestible carbohydrates are also dangerous.
Eating for gout should be frequent, but food should be eaten in small portions. Thus, during the day, the patient should eat five to six times and at least once a week it is necessary to arrange a day of fasting.
On fasting days, you can eat fresh vegetables and fruits. In addition, they can be raw and boiled (but without salt). It is important to remember here that you should only eat one type of vegetable or fruit during the day, such as baked potatoes or raw apples.
In addition, there is a very popular option for a day of fasting - rice and apple. From the name it is clear that on this day the patient must eat rice and apples, but the rice porridge itself must be properly prepared. So, to cook rice porridge for a day of fasting, you need to cook 75 grams of rice in 750 ml of milk - this is a portion of food for a day. The porridge should be consumed daily, in three meals. Apples can be consumed up to 250 grams and it is better to boil them or make a sugar-free compote from them.
Of course, despite the many exceptions that will be described below, the menu for gout should not be monotonous and this is very important, because the body must receive all the necessary substances. Therefore, you need to take care of a balanced diet.
Prescriptions for gout
Here are some recipes for gout that are both healthy and delicious.
Vegetarian borscht. To prepare the borscht, you need the following products: 160 g beets, 160 g potatoes, 60 g carrots, 140 g white cabbage, 40 g onions, 100 g fresh tomatoes, 25 g parsley, 40 g sour cream.
Separately boil the beets until they are half cooked and grate them on a coarse grater. Then put all the vegetables (including beets) in a pot, add water and cook until everything is ready. Serve borsch on the table, season with salt and pepper and add chopped parsley.
Another recipe that allows the gout diet is the recipe for potato soup. Thus, potato soup is prepared from the following products: water, potatoes, ½ eggs, butter, flour, sour cream (25 g), herbs.
The cooking process is very simple - peel and boil the potatoes, drain the water from it in a separate container and grate through a sieve. Next, you need to prepare the sauce, for which dry the flour in the oven and dilute it to 40 grams of potato broth and then boil. Mix together the potato broth, the puree and the prepared sauce, add the egg and the butter. Boil everything again and serve, season with salt and pepper and add herbs.
Of course, the diet for gout is not at all monotonous and, according to it, patients can eat not only liquid dishes, but also various cereals and side dishes. Here are some examples of second courses that can be included in patient nutrition.
vegetable stew. For cooking, you need to take 6 potatoes, 3 carrots, 1 onion, 1 glass of peas, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of butter, 100 g of sour cream and a pinch of salt.
Finely chop the onion and fry it in oil, then add the diced carrots to the pan and simmer. When the carrots are soft, you need to add boiled peas, boiled and chopped potatoes, sour cream and salt and simmer all the ingredients for about 15 minutes. Serve the dish on the table, pour butter over it.
The gout diet allows patients to eat porridge. For example, buckwheat. So, you can cook buckwheat porridge as follows: 50 grams of buckwheat are poured into 100 grams of water, add a pinch of salt, mix and, covering the pan with a lid, put on medium heat. Once the porridge has absorbed all the water, continue to cook it on low heat for 20-30 minutes. Add 4 g butter to the prepared porridge.
Mineral water, especially medicinal, has a very good effect in the treatment of gout. Mineral water for gout can be used both daily, as a drink, and as a day of fasting - only medicinal mineral water should be drunk during the day.
There are many other recipes for gout and you can easily find them on the Internet or in the literature. However, this shows that the menu is very different and you can choose the right food for each person. However, there are forbidden foods for gout, and we must always remember that.
What to eat with gout
So, first we will look at what you can eat with gout and then we will list the foods for gout that you can not eat.
Almost without fear, gout patients can eat any vegetable in their diet. The only exceptions are spicy (for example, radish and horseradish), as well as sorrel, celery, spinach and cauliflower.
Also, a diet for gout allows you to eat any fruit, including exotic (grapefruit, oranges, tangerines). You can eat low-fat dairy and dairy products (low-fat cottage cheese and kefir). Chicken and especially quail eggs are very useful.
From fats, you can have a little butter, and any kind of vegetable oil. Whole grains, natural bee honey and nuts are highly recommended.
In summary, you can:
- vegetables (except spicy);
- fruits, berries;
- low fat dairy products.
- drinking plenty of fluids;
- eggs and boiled chicken.
What not to eat with gout
Knowing what foods you can eat with gout, now think about what you can not eat with gout. It is therefore strictly forbidden for patients with gout to consume any kind of smoked meat. Meat and fish are allowed in very small quantities, but salt should be completely excluded from the diet as much as possible.
Foods for gout also completely exclude foods such as:
- beans,
- peas,
- mushrooms,
- beans,
- Salo,
- spices (except bay leaves and vinegar).
It is also not allowed to consume tea or coffee, and alcoholic beverages, as well as carbonated water. Meat soups and even broths, as well as chocolate and cocoa are prohibited.
Thus, by following all the dietary recommendations, you can improve the patient's condition and stop the development of gout.