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Gout Foods To Avoid - Stop Aggravating and Prolonging the Pain

by: SableWoods
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Did you know that you could be eating certain foods that aggravate and prolong your gout attack? There are various gout foods to avoid when you're suffering from this painful arthritic disease. Keep reading below to find out what types of food to limit or avoid completely.

A low protein diet is standard for gout sufferers while experiencing an attack. This type of diet limits large amounts of red meat, dark meat, fish, and other seafood. Animal organs like the heart and liver, mussels and sausages, and sardines, shellfish, dark fish fillets, anchovies, scallops, salmon and shellfish should also be limited.

Other gout foods to avoid are those that are rich with purines, like cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms, radishes, and asparagus. These types of foods raise the amount of uric acid in the bloodstream, which crystallizes in the joints and causes you pain.

Foods high in carbohydrates should also be avoided while you're experiencing gout, because carbs increase the intensity of uric acidity in your body. Wheat bran, whole grain breads, oatmeal, and yeast contribute to making the gout attack last longer and become more painful.

Consuming any alcohol should be stopped during the continuation of the gout outbreak. Drink tea and coffee instead, if drinking water (which is best) doesn't appeal to you. Water helps your body flush the toxins out that lead to uric acid build-up and crystallization in the joints.

Many gout victims also eat similarly to people with a history of heart disease. Now that you know which gout foods to avoid, you should figure out which foods to include more of in your daily diet. Foods rich in vitamins and minerals, like most vegetables and fruits (especially cherries) and dairy products, are good to eat. These foods will help your body maintain a low amount of uric acid.

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