Gout Diet

Gout Diet research shows that those who consume the highest amount of meat were 40 percent likelier to have the disease compared to those who eat the least, while those who eat the most seafood see their risk rise 50 percent.

A gout diet with the highest dairy intake was found to be 44 percent less likely to produce symptoms. Low-fat dairy products decrease the risk of gout, while overall protein intake has no effect one way or the other.

Research shows no increase in Gout associated with the intake of peas, beans, mushrooms, cauliflower and spinach, all of which are rich in purine a molecular component of uric acid.

Gout affects an estimated 5 million Americans and is one of the most painful rheumatic diseases. It results from deposits of needle-like crystals of uric acid in connective tissue, in the joint space between two bones, or in both. These deposits lead to inflammatory arthritis, which causes swelling, redness, heat, pain, and stiffness in the joints, and over the long run, significant joint damage.

The most common treatments for an acute attack of gout are high doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) taken orally (by mouth) or corticosteroids, which are taken orally or injected into the affected joint. NSAIDs reduce the inflammation caused by deposits of uric acid crystals but have no effect on the amount of uric acid in the body. The NSAIDs most commonly prescribed for gout are indomethacin (Indocin*) and naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn), which are taken orally every day.

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