Diet For Gout

Gout is a condition where the metabolism of proteins is disturbed. Due to the disturbance in protein metabolism body start producing an excessive amount of uric acid, which results in the condition where small joints (big toe joint- first of all) will be affected. This is something like, your mobile or car is producing excessive and extra carbon.

This elimination can be correct by two ways- one is to optimize your fuel and the second one is by repairing the system. Here we are giving an idea about the diet- what you should do and what you should avoid if you are suffering with Gout. Remember always that some medicines which can neutralize the Uric Acid from your body cannot be the cure or treatment of the condition. The right treatment of the Gout or associated conditions is to correct the system and to stop the excessive elimination of Uric Acid from the body.

Diet for Gout is detailed here with some main points like permitted foods for Gout and the foods which you should avoid in case of Gout along with a sample menu for your consideration, which can tell you how to use the food guidelines in a practical way.
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Permitted food items for Gout

• Refined cereals and cereal products; cornflakes, white bread, pasta, flour, arrowroot, sago, tapioca and cakes
• Milk, Milk foods and cheese; eggs
• Lettuce, tomatoes and green vegetables (except all beans, lentils, peas, spinach, oatmeal, asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms)
• Vegetables and cream soups made from vegetables 
• Sugar and sweets; gelatin
• Butter, polyunsaturated margarine, and fats of any kind
• Fruit, nuts, peanut butter
• Beverages- water, fruit juice, cordials, carbonated drinks, tea, coffee and cocoa may be taken if uric acid in the urine is to be measured by uricase method 

Foods which should be excluded in case of Gout:

The following foods contain purine and are best avoided during an acute attack:

• Beans, beas, lentils, spinach, oatmeal, asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms.
• Fish, seafood, sardines, herrings, anchovies 
• Meats, poultry or other flesh; meat extract, gravies, marmite
• Liver, kidney, heart, sweetbread, brains 
• Yeast and beer products, beer, alcohol

SAMPLE MENU FOR A PATIENT WITH GOUT

Western diet	Vegetarian diet
Breakfast
Breakfast cereal Bread/toast with butter and fat/jam Tea or coffee	Breakfast cereal Toast or khakhra with low fat spread/ghee Tea or coffee
Mid-Morning
Tea or coffee Biscuits	Tea or coffee Cream crackers
Lunch
Shepherd’s pie with gravy Parsley potatoes Sliced green beans or pudding Bread and butter	Vegetable chilli con corne Chapattis Peas and potato curry Rice and dal Buttermilk
Mid-afternoon
Tea or coffee Carrot cake	Tea or coffee Biscuits
Dinner
Smoked haddock with eggs sauce Croquette potatoes Shredded cabbage Tripca pudding Tomato and cucumber salad	Cheese and tomato sandwich Vegetable pulao Kadhi Baked apple