Gout occurs as a result of the accumulation of uric acid salts in the body. The attack usually manifests itself unexpectedly, at night. At this time, the symptoms of gout are as follows: severe pain in the area of inflamed joints (usually toes), swelling and redness of the joints themselves, as well as general disorders - fever, weakness, abdominal pain.
Gout, diet, treatment are interrelated. Treating gout is a long process, however, the priority is to stop the attack itself and alleviate the pain syndrome. In the future, proper nutrition is very important, because reducing the consumption of products containing uric acid salts (urate) leads to a slowdown in the development of the disease. Diet for gout is an issue that deserves special attention, because it is the normalization of the diet that contributes to rapid recovery and increases the time interval between relapses of the disease. Gout products can only be consumed certain, therefore, in terms of the menu and diet of patients, there are many rules you need to know.
Menu and diet
First of all, we will consider the main points of the diet and find out what kind of diet the 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 eaten in small portions. Thus, during the day, the patient should eat five to six times, and at least once a week it is necessary to arrange a fast day.
You can eat fresh vegetables and fruits on fasting days. Moreover, they can be both raw and cooked (but without salt). Here it is important to remember that you should eat only one type of vegetable or fruit during the day, such as baked potatoes or raw apples.
In addition, there is a very popular option for fasting day - rice and apple. It is clear from the name that on this day the patient should eat rice and apples, but the rice porridge itself must be properly prepared. So, in order to cook rice porridge for the day of fasting, it is necessary to cook 75 g of rice in 750 ml of milk - this is a portion of food for one day. Porridge should be eaten during the day, in three meals. Apples can be eaten up to 250 g, and it is best to boil them or make sugar-free compote from them.
Of course, despite the numerous exceptions that will be described below, the gout menu should not be monotonous, and this is very important, because the body must receive all the necessary substances. Therefore, you need to take care of a balanced diet.
Recipes for gout
Here are some gout recipes that are both healthy and delicious.
Vegetarian borscht. To prepare the borscht, you need the following products: 160 g beets, 160 g potatoes, 60 g carrots, 140 g white cabbage, 40 g onions, 100 g fresh tomatoes, 25 g parsley, 40 g cream.
Separately, cook the beets halfway and grate them on a large grater. Then put all the vegetables (including beets) in one bowl, add water and cook until everything is ready. Serve the borscht on the table, season it with sour cream and put the chopped parsley.
Another recipe that the gout diet allows is the recipe for potato soup. So, potato soup is prepared from the following products: water, potatoes, ½ eggs, butter, flour, sour cream (25 g), herbs.
The cooking process is very simple - peel and cook the potatoes, drain the water from it into a special container and rub through a sieve. Then you need to prepare the sauce, for which dry the flour in the oven and dilute it in 40 g of potato broth, then boil. Mix potato soup, mashed potatoes and prepared sauce, add egg and butter. Boil everything again and serve, season with sour cream and add herbs.
Of course, the diet for gout is not monotonous at all, and, according to her, patients can eat not only liquid dishes, but also various cereals and side dishes. Here are some examples of other dishes that can be included in a patient’s diet.
Vegetable stew. For cooking you need to take 6 potatoes, 3 carrots, 1 onion, 1 cup green peas, 1 tbsp. spoon of butter, 100 g sour cream and a pinch of salt.
Finely chop the onion and fry in oil, then add the diced carrot to the pan and simmer. When the carrot softens, it is necessary to add boiled green peas, boiled and diced potatoes, sour cream and sauté all the ingredients for about 15 minutes. When serving the dish on the table, pour butter over it.
The gout diet allows patients to eat porridge. For example, buckwheat. So, you can cook buckwheat porridge in the following way: pour 50 g of buckwheat with 100 g of water, add a pinch of salt, stir and, covering the pan with a lid, put on medium heat. After the porridge has absorbed all the water, continue to cook it on low heat for 20-30 minutes. Add 4 g of butter to the finished porridge.
Mineral water, especially medicinal, has a very good effect in the treatment of gout. Mineral water for gout can be used every day, as a drink, and as a fasting day - during the day you should drink only medicinal mineral water.
There are many other recipes for gout, and you can easily find them on the Internet or in the literature. However, this shows that the menu is very diverse and that you can choose the right food for any person. But still, there are forbidden foods for gout, and this should always be kept in mind.
What you can eat with gout
So, first we will consider what you can eat with gout, and then we will list the foods for gout that you cannot eat.
Almost without fear, patients with gout can eat any vegetables in their diet. The only exceptions are spices (for example, radish and horseradish), as well as sorrel, celery, spinach and cauliflower.
Also, the gout diet allows you to eat any fruit, including exotic (grapefruit, oranges, tangerines). You can eat low-fat dairy and dairy products (fatty cottage cheese and kefir). Chicken, and especially quail eggs are very useful.
From the fat you can a little butter, and any kind of vegetable oil. Whole grain cereals, natural bee honey and nuts are recommended.
To summarize, you can:
- vegetables (except spicy);
- fruits, berries;
- low fat dairy products;
- drinking plenty of fluids;
- eggs and boiled chicken.
What not to eat with gout
Knowing what foods you can eat with gout, now think about what you can't eat with gout. Therefore, patients with gout are strictly forbidden to consume any type of smoked meat. Meat and fish are allowed in very small quantities, but salt should be completely excluded from the diet as much as possible.
Gout foods also completely exclude foods such as:
- beans,
- peas,
- mushrooms,
- beans,
- Salo,
- spices (except bay leaf and vinegar).
It is also not allowed to drink tea or coffee, and alcoholic beverages, as well as carbonated water. Meat soups and even soups, as well as chocolate and cocoa, are forbidden.
So, by following all the dietary recommendations, you can improve the patient's condition and stop the development of gout.