According to nurse Vien Thi Hai - Dao Tru Commune Health Station (Vinh Phuc), disorder in purine metabolism and increased uric acid in the blood is a factor that increases the risk of gout and many serious diseases such as high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke, chronic kidney disease...
nurse Hai said that the number of patients who visit for gout recurrence during Tet and after Tet is often higher than normal. The reason is that meals and drinks during this time often contain a lot of protein. Many gout patients have to welcome the New Year in the hospital or stay home due to acute gout attacks.
Therefore, people with gout need to have a reasonable and scientific diet to ensure their health.
The female nurse advised that patients need to drink 2-3 liters of water per day, helping the body excrete uric acid through urine.
Patients can freely eat vegetables because they contain a very low purine content of about 20-25 mg of purines, except for some types such as mushrooms, bean sprouts, asparagus. Low-purine vegetables for gout patients such as celery, cucumber, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, etc.
You can regularly eat foods low in purines such as cereals, avocados, and activated nuts.
Note, when cooking, you should prioritize steamed and boiled dishes, minimizing fried and stir-fried dishes with a lot of oil. olive oil can be used instead of essential oils and vegetables to reduce fat.
Nursing Hai recommends minimizing foods with high purine content such as animal organs, beef, shrimp, crab, goose, wildlife meat, poultry, shellfish such as clams, snails, geese, etc. These foods easily increase the risk of acute gout and can lead to gout attacks at any time.
Foods high in sugar, protein, alcohol, and carbonated water should also be avoided because it will aggravate gout.
The female nurse recommends that in the cold weather during Tet, she should keep her body warm to avoid colds and joint pain. Don't stay up late, get enough sleep to avoid stress.
