Do not use beer and sardines for gout

Avoiding alcohol and fatty foods can relieve gout complaints

09/12/2014

Those who are affected by gout should, for the sake of their health, abstain completely from greasy meals and alcohol. The reason: According to the physician Rieke Alten, the symptoms could be significantly alleviated by this change in diet. According to the expert on the occasion of the 42nd congress of the German Society for Rheumatology, certain purine-containing foods such as offal, sardines and beer should be completely avoided.

Uric acid crystals in joints cause painful inflammation
Patients suffering from the metabolic disease gout should best avoid greasy meals and alcohol, according to the recommendation of the chief physician of the Rheumatology Department at Schlosspark-Klinik Berlin, Rieke Alten, to the news agency „dpa“. The reason: In gout, there is an accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints and tissues as a result of a high concentration of uric acid in the blood. This can lead to acute or chronic inflammation, in addition, the long-term damage to the kidney can lead to renal insufficiency. Accordingly, the treatment aims to reduce uric acid levels permanently (below six milligrams per deciliter).

Complaints freedom through purinarmer nutrition
Since uric acid by the degradation of so-called „purines“ arises, but could help in addition to appropriate drugs and a low-purine diet, to relieve the discomfort between the attacks significantly. This explained the expert in advance of the 42nd Congress of the German Society of Rheumatology, which will take place in Dusseldorf from 17 September. Especially important here is the reduction of alcohol and fat, because „Obesity is a risk factor for the development of gout, "reports Alten.Thus, sufferers should necessarily lose weight and pay attention to their own fitness, for example, by climbing stairs, walking, cycling and dancing.

Avoid offal, sardines and beer altogether
Not in the diet „Yo-yo event“ to keep and to keep the uric acid level constantly low, but should only completely dispensed with a few foods, other products, however, could „moderately“ be consumed. Intestines, sardines and beer would be taboo accordingly, as well as other purine-containing foods such as legumes, spinach, broccoli, fruit juices and coke should rather be avoided. On the other hand, it is unobjectionable to have purinary food such as mixed bread, rice, milk, yoghurt and salad. In addition, gout patients should, on the recommendation of the Association of German Rheumatologists, take care to drink a lot of fluids so that the uric acid responsible for the seizures can dilute in the blood. Therefore, sufferers should drink at least two, better still three liters daily, especially water, but also herbal or fruit tea. (No)