When diagnosing gout, doctors advise patients to change their diet in addition to medication. Gout diet is an essential component of complex treatment of the disease. Its use will accelerate recovery as much as possible, quickly relieve pain symptoms, reduce the severity of seizures and prolong periods of remission.
Principles and benefits of diet
The main goal of diet therapy is to organize a diet that will help fight pathology and prevent relapses. Diet for gout is aimed at:
- Regulation of purine metabolism;
- Reducing the number of urates;
- Normalize the process of excess uric acid removal;
- Regulation of metabolic processes;
- Increase in urinary alkalinity;
- Weight loss during excess weight;
- General health of the patient.
Hypopuric type of diet is established on the basis of therapeutic principles and rules of dietary regimens, including the prohibition of foods high in purine compounds, salts and oxylic acids. It is also necessary to reduce the amount of fats, carbohydrates and proteins consumed.
Therapeutic nutrition and diet for gout provide an increase in the proportion of vegetables, fruits, natural drinks, kefir, cottage cheese in the diet. The most effective is 4-5 single-meal regimens of proper nutrition, with an average caloric content in the range of 2500-2800 units.
ᲛImportant!
The drinking regime should ensure the inflow of fluid into the body in the amount of 2, 5 liters and more.
How to arrange a meal
To achieve the maximum effectiveness of the diet for gout, you should follow a few recommendations:
- The main way of preparation is cooking, baking, steaming;
- Strain the meat broth 10 minutes after boiling;
- Alternative meat, fish and vegetarian dishes;
- Use only natural liquids;
- Spend fasting days;
- Avoid fasting.
ᲛImportant!
In the presence of chronic diseases it is necessary to contact a specialist to develop an individual nutrition system.
Basic types of diet
Organizing proper therapeutic nutrition will not completely eliminate gout, but it will significantly alleviate the manifestation of pathology and prevent its recurrence. The type of diet prescribed will largely depend on the general condition of the patient, his weight, the presence of additional diseases and even sex.
The main type of gout treatment diet is diet - table number 6. In addition, patients with gout, especially shortness of breath and overweight, often use diet table number 8, alkaline, rice and buckwheat diets. Kefir, cottage cheese, fruit or vegetable diets are well suited for fasting days.
Diet table number 6
First of all, gout patients are prescribed. This makes it possible to normalize the exchange of purine compounds in a short time and eliminate the causes of crystallization and accumulation of uric acid salts.
Adherence to nutritional requirements reduces the activity of uric acid reactions in the body. As a result, the patient's well-being improves rapidly, the inflammatory process stops growing, the swelling decreases, the pain and the feeling of tightness in the joints disappear.
Diet for high uric acid
It is based on refusing or reducing the menu of products with purines, refractory fats, high salt index.
It is suggested to replace them with products with alkaline effect: milk, sour cream, cottage cheese, fruits and vegetables. The diet provides for one fasting day per week.
Diet for exacerbation of gout
First of all, during exacerbation it is necessary to increase the amount of drinking fluid to 3 liters. Then completely exclude dishes with meat and fish. Animal protein deficiency can be supplemented by increasing the proportion of milk and dairy products in the diet.
Fasting days should be appointed every other day until the end of the acute period of the disease, eat one type of food (cottage cheese, kefir, cooked vegetables, fruits).
ᲛImportant!
Fasting causes a sharp secretion of uric acid and is strictly forbidden during gout.
Diet Table Number 8
Table number 8 strongly regulates eating gout in patients with large overweight patients. This diet aims to increase metabolism and get rid of excess fat in the body.
The main difference from the general requirements of the gout treatment diet in this case is a moderate reduction in caloric content and drinking fluid intake, on average, up to 1. 5 liters per day.
On a note!
The diet for men with gout is intended to maintain the caloric content of the food at a level of not less than 2100-2500 units. For women with gout, diet number 8 limits the menu in the range of 1400 to 1700 kcal.
Buckwheat diet
The low calorie content of buckwheat allows it to be used in therapeutic dietary nutrition. Its consumption restores disturbed metabolic processes, quickly gives a feeling of fullness and allows you to forget about the feeling of hunger for a long time. Buckwheat is a leader in the presence of vitamins and all kinds of micronutrients.
Vegetable grain proteins are better absorbed and can completely replace the animal. During the recovery phase of bone and muscle tissue, the product promotes regeneration processes. Buckwheat porridge with kefir is ideal for fasting days of gout.
On a note!
Buckwheat is prepared with dietary food more often unsalted. Buckwheat diet allows you to lose weight quickly, which has a positive effect on the joints, which are prone to the destructive effects of gout.
Rice diet
Rice-based diet is most often used to cleanse the body and help with weight loss. Rice with gout speeds up metabolism, removes excess water and salt, well relieves swelling. Manganese, selenium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, which are part of rice, have a positive effect on all vital systems of the body.
The porous structure of the grain removes accumulated harmful toxins, salts and slag from diseased joints. Rice diet can also be used on fasting days, especially during the exacerbation of gout.
ᲛImportant!
Only brown or white long-grained steamed rice is used for the diet. This grain can be used daily in the treatment of gout.
Alkaline diet
Increased acidity in the body negatively affects metabolic processes. This is accompanied by a lack of calcium and destruction of bone tissue. The use of an alkaline diet will help to avoid processes dangerous to health. The basis of the diet are fruits, sour and dairy products. This diet can be used both during the exacerbation of gout and in the remission phase.
Prohibited and permitted products
To properly restore the nutritional system you need to know which foods bring benefits and help in the fight against gout and which ones will have harmful effects and cause aggravation of the disease.
All foods can be listed in the table of essential elements of the goiter diet, depending on the quantitative content of purines, salts, fats and other harmful substances. The main feature of dividing the list of gout products is the content of purine compounds.
| With high purine content | Low purine |
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ᲛImportant!
It is strictly forbidden to drink any amount of alcohol for gout.
What products are useful
By determining the level of purines and unhealthy fats in your diet, you can know exactly which foods can be consumed with gout without harming your health and which should be limited.
On a note!
Pears, bananas and apples are fruits that are especially useful for gout. Malic acid, which is part of the fruit, can neutralize the action of uric acid.
Potassium destroys uric acid crystals, which helps in its accelerated removal from the body. Ascorbic acid heals, restores and strengthens connective tissue. Especially useful is the fruit meal in the composition of fermented dairy products.
Regular use of fresh cherries and cherry compotes brings great benefits to gout. Berries contain antioxidants that act against free radicals. Bioflavonoids and anthocyanins inhibit the inflammatory process in gout.
The beneficial substances contained in strawberries and strawberries neutralize uric acid and prevent the formation of its crystals in the joints.
On a note!
You can include an unlimited amount of these berries and fruits in your gout diet.
Which foods can not be eaten
In addition to the products listed in the summary table, strong meat, fish and mushroom broth should be excluded from the diet. They are contraindicated due to the high content of purines in them, which can lead to a sharp exacerbation of gout. Unwanted and fish, canned meat containing a large percentage of salt. Their use in combination with a purine diet disrupts the water-salt balance and promotes the additional deposition of salts in the tissues of the joints.
The list of foods prohibited for gout also includes tea, coffee and cocoa. These drinks should not be drunk with gout as they retain uric acid in the body which disrupts its removal process. This causes the disease to recur.
Daily menu for the week
The wide range of products allowed for consumption makes it possible to approach the choice of dishes individually and to eat properly for any patient with gout. The recommended diet for the week is balanced, complete and consists of foods beneficial for gout.
| Breakfast 1 | Omelet with herbs, rose broth, carrot salad |
| Breakfast 2 | Banana, kefir |
| Dinner | Vegetable soup with vermicelli, boiled potatoes, rabbit in onion sauce, apple juice |
| Afternoon tea | Apple, cheesecake, lemon tea |
| Dinner | Zucchini caviar, kiss |
| Breakfast 1 | Rice porridge, pear broth, tomato salad |
| Breakfast 2 | Fruit salad, kisses |
| Dinner | Onion soup, barley porridge with forest mushrooms, dried compote |
| Afternoon tea | Pear, pumpkin fryers |
| Dinner | Cottage cheese soup, lime tea |
| Breakfast 1 | Wheat porridge, apricot juice |
| Breakfast 2 | Yogurt with cherries, rose broth |
| Dinner | Soup with fish, stewed vegetables, apple jelly |
| Afternoon tea | Cheesecakes with sour cream, compote |
| Dinner | Pilaf with plums, kefir |
| Breakfast 1 | Rice casserole, milk cocktail, colesla with apples |
| Breakfast 2 | Strawberry cream, green tea |
| Dinner | Beetroot with sour cream, buckwheat, turkey breast with plums, mint tea |
| Afternoon tea | Pancakes with strawberries, carrot juice |
| Dinner | Cheese casserole with herbs, pear compote |
| Breakfast 1 | Oatmeal with raisins, tomato juice, fruit salad |
| Breakfast 2 | Cucumber salad with olive oil, orange juice |
| Dinner | Buckwheat soup, rice baked zucchini, orange juice |
| Afternoon tea | Banana, oatmeal jelly |
| Dinner | Steamed fish with vegetables, kefir |
| Breakfast 1 | Millet milk porridge, plum juice |
| Breakfast 2 | Salad with young carrots and garlic, plus apples |
| Dinner | Egg soup, cabbage rolls with vegetables and turkey meat, apple juice |
| Afternoon tea | Cottage cheese with banana, strawberry tea |
| Dinner | Rice pudding, tomato juice |
| 1 Breakfast | Boiled eggs, green tea |
| 2nd Breakfast | Pear, green tea with marshmallows |
| Dinner | Fruit compote without meat, pasta and cheese in borscht |
| Afternoon tea | Baked apples with cottage cheese, lemon drink |
| Dinner | Vinaigrette, lime decoction |
Allowed vegetables and fruits can be consumed in unlimited quantities as an addition to the main menu. It is best not to use whole wheat bread for patients with gout, including the big toe.
ᲛImportant!
Supplements of natural honey for gout can cause an allergic reaction.
Diet recipes
The sample menu offered for the week includes many diet dishes that are tailored to your diet. If desired, they can be replaced with others, from the gout allowed diet and recommendations for what to eat and what not to eat during gout.
Without meat in borscht
Peel 1 beet, carrot, onion. Boil diced onion and grated vegetable root in tomato oil or 1 tbsp in olive oil. K. L. tomato. Potatoes cut into 4 cubes, boil in 1. 5 liters of water. For 10 minutes. Before cooking, add fresh cabbage in grated strips. For 5 minutes. - Stewed vegetables. Mix with salt to taste. When serving, add parsley, dill and a tablespoon of sour cream.
Pilaf with plums
Rinse with a cup of rice. In a vegetable oil pot, add 2 heads cut into strips and 2 carrots cut into cubes. Boil everything a bit. Add 10 pieces of washed and chopped plums. Add everything until the vegetables are softened. Pour the rice, stir so that it is completely saturated with oil, pour 2 cups boiling water. Add spices and salt to a minimum. After boiling, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes with a tight lid.
Rice pudding
Boil half a cup of rice in 1 liter. Water for 10 minutes. Drain the water, rinse the rice. Pour one cup of milk and cook for another 25 minutes. Until you get a soft porridge. Beat 2 eggs and steam 50 g of raisins. Mix everything with the cooled porridge, put salt on the tip of a knife and 1 tsp. K. Sahara. Bake in the oven over medium heat on a greased pan until golden brown. Serve with cherry syrup.
Strawberry tea
Dry strawberry pour a glass of boiling water, leave for 3 minutes. Drink without sugar.
With these recipes every day you can improve your well-being and reduce the manifestations of pathology.
Conclusion
Proper nutrition of gout should become a daily norm in a patient's life. This will slow down or completely stop the development of pathology. As a result, it will be possible to protect other organs from damage.
ᲛImportant!
We must remember that diet is a supplement and not a substitute for drug therapy. The rheumatologist's recommendations should be followed at all stages of treatment.