Gout occurs as a result of the accumulation of uric acid salts in the body. Most of the time, the attack manifests itself unexpectedly, at night. At this time, the symptoms of gout are as follows: severe pain in the area of the inflamed joints (usually the big toes), swelling and redness of the joints themselves, as well as general disturbances - fever, weakness, abdominal pain.
Gout, diet, treatment are all intertwined. Treating gout is a long process, but the priority is to stop the attack and alleviate the pain syndrome. In the future, proper nutrition is very important, as the reduction in consumption of products containing uric acid salts (urates) leads to a slowdown in the development of the disease. Nutrition for gout is an issue that deserves a lot of attention, as it is the normalization of nutrition that contributes to a quick recovery and increases the time interval between disease relapses. Gout products can only be consumed right, so regarding the menu and patient nutrition, there are many rules you need to know.
menu and diet
First, let's consider the main points of nutrition and find out what kind of diet a patient should have for gout. Doctors recommend that patients exclude animal proteins from their diet, but not only are they dangerous for people with gout - animal fats and easily digestible carbohydrates are also dangerous.
Food for gout should be frequent, but food should be taken in small portions. Thus, during the day, the patient must eat five to six times, and at least once a week it is necessary to provide a fasting day.
On fast days, you can eat fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, they can be raw and cooked (but without salt). It's important to remember here that you should only eat one type of vegetable or fruit during the day, such as a baked potato or raw apple.
In addition, there is a very popular option for a fast day - rice and apples. The name makes it clear that on this day the patient must eat rice and apples, but the rice porridge itself must be prepared properly. So, to cook rice porridge for a day of fasting, you need to cook 75 g of rice in 750 ml of milk - this is one serving of food for one day. The porridge must be consumed in one day, in three meals. Apples can be consumed up to 250 g, and it is best to boil them or make a sugar-free compote.
Of course, despite the many exceptions that will be described below, the gout menu should not be monotonous, and this is very important, as the body must receive all the necessary substances. Therefore, it is necessary to take care of a balanced diet.
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Here are some gout recipes that are healthy and delicious.
Vegetarian borscht. To prepare the borscht, the following products are needed: 160 g beetroot, 160 g potato, 60 g carrot, 140 g white cabbage, 40 g onion, 100 g fresh tomato, 25 g parsley, 40 g of cream.
Boil the beets separately until half-cooked and grate them on a coarse grater. Then put all vegetables (including beets) in a container, add water and cook until everything is done. Serving the borscht on the table, season with sour cream and add the chopped parsley.
Another recipe that the gout diet allows is the potato soup recipe. Thus, potato soup is prepared from the following products: water, potatoes, ½ eggs, butter, flour, cream (25 g), herbs.
The cooking process is very simple - peel and boil the potatoes, drain the water into a separate container and pass through a sieve. Then, it is necessary to prepare the sauce, for which the flour is dried in the oven and diluted in 40 g of potato broth, and then boiled. Mix the potato broth, the mashed potatoes and the prepared sauce, add the egg and butter. Boil it all over again and serve, season with the cream and add the herbs.
Of course, the gout diet is not monotonous, and according to it, patients can eat not just liquid dishes, but also various cereals and side dishes. Here are some examples of second courses that can be included in a patient's diet.
Vegetable stew. To cook, you need to take 6 potatoes, 3 carrots, 1 onion, 1 cup of green peas, 1 tbsp. a spoon of butter, 100 g of cream and a pinch of salt.
Chop the onion and fry in oil, then place the cubed carrots in the skillet and cook over low heat. When the carrots are soft, add boiled peas, boiled potatoes, diced, cream and salt and cook all the ingredients for about 15 minutes. Serving the dish on the table, drizzle with butter.
Gout nutrition allows patients to eat porridges. For example, buckwheat. Then, you can cook the buckwheat porridge as follows: 50 g of buckwheat is poured into 100 g of water, add a pinch of salt, stir and, covering the pan with a lid, bring to medium heat. After the porridge has absorbed all the water, continue cooking over low heat for 20-30 minutes. Add 4 g of butter to the finished porridge.
Mineral water, mainly medicinal, has a very good effect on the treatment of gout. Mineral water for gout can be used daily, as a beverage, 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 literature. However, this shows that the menu is very diverse and you can choose the right food for anyone. Even so, there are prohibited foods for gout, and this should always be remembered.
what can you eat with gout
So we'll first consider what you can eat with gout, and then we'll list the foods for gout that you can't eat.
Almost without fear, gout patients can eat all the vegetables in their diet. The only exceptions are spicy ones (eg radish and horseradish) as well as sorrel, celery, spinach and cauliflower.
Also, a gout diet allows you to eat any fruit, including exotic ones (grapefruit, orange, tangerine). You can eat dairy and low-fat dairy products (low-fat cottage cheese and kefir). Chicken eggs and especially quail eggs are very useful.
From the fats, you can have a little butter and any type of vegetable oil. Whole grains, natural bee honey and walnuts are highly recommended.
To summarize, you can:
- vegetables (except spicy);
- fruits, berries;
- low-fat dairy products;
- drink lots of fluids;
- eggs and boiled chicken.
what not to eat with gout
Knowing what foods you can eat with gout, now consider what you cannot eat with gout. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden for gout patients to consume any type of smoked meat. Meat and fish are allowed in very small amounts, 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 drink tea or coffee and alcoholic beverages, as well as carbonated water. Meat soups and even broths are prohibited, as well as chocolate and cocoa.
Thus, following all dietary recommendations, it is possible to improve the patient's condition and stop the development of gout.