Gout is a disease that occurs quite often. People suffering from this pathology have a large number of questions. How to eat with gout, are there any restrictions on the choice of products for this disease? How to make a diet? What should be done to prevent the disease from getting worse?
General description of pathology and principles of diet
Gout is an inflammation of the joints that progresses over time. The pathology is caused by a violation of purine metabolism. The body produces excess uric acid in the blood. The mechanism of disease development is not fully understood.
Causes of the disease:
- taking a large amount of purines in the body along with the products;
- hereditary predisposition;
- decrease in the intensity of uric acid secretion in the urine;
- increased uric acid production.
Gout diet is an important component of treatment. Nutrition is organized in such a way as to reduce the amount of uric acid compounds in the body.
Principles of diet:
- if there is excess weight, then it is necessary to reduce it;
- control of the required amount of fluid;
- limit the amount of foods that contain a large amount of purine substances, such as meat, fish;
- increase the number of dishes containing a small amount of purine compounds, such as milk, cereals.
Proper diet is needed in a number of measures to improve the condition of a gout patient.
What not to eat with gout
Patients suffering from gout, when compiling a healthy menu, should know what to throw away.
"What not to eat with gout" table:
product group |
Name |
drinks |
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meze, salad |
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spices, sauces |
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vajra, yndyrna |
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fruit, blackberry |
figs, raspberries; |
vegetable |
salted cucumbers, pickles; |
legumes |
|
CROPS |
bollgur; |
cheeses |
|
a fish |
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meat |
|
soups |
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flour products |
do not abuse the muffins. |
There is a list of errors that lead to a worsening of the course of the disease:
- eating foods high in purine;
- alcohol abuse;
- lack of fluids in the diet;
- excessive consumption of fat, protein of animal origin;
- use of a large amount of salt;
- lack of vegetables, berries, fruits in the diet.
These foods should be excluded from the diet so as not to cause aggravation of the disease.
What you can eat with gout
A list of products recommended for this pathology will be helpful.
Table "What can you eat with gout":
product group |
Name |
note |
drinks |
|
it is useful to add milk; |
meze, salad |
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allowed to eat vinegrette; |
spices, sauces |
|
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vajra, yndyrna |
|
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fruit, blackberry |
|
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vegetable |
|
tomatoes with a doctor's permission; |
pasta |
any kind; |
without abusing the quantity; |
CROPS |
everything except legumes, oats; |
|
cheeses |
all varieties except spicy, salty; |
|
dairy products |
|
useful dishes based on dairy products; |
a fish |
low-fat varieties; |
no more than 2 times a week; |
egg |
1-2 pieces. per week; |
on each plate |
meat |
|
|
soups |
|
|
flour products |
wheat bread, rye. |
These products are recommended for gout.
Gout diet: Table number 6
Nutritionists describe "Table No. 6" for these pathologies:
- gout;
- increased uric acid formation;
- urolithiasis disease.
Diet rules "Table number 6":
- overeating and starvation are forbidden;
- during the day, the body should receive 2400-2600 kcal;
- drink at least 2. 5 liters of fluid a day;
- eat steamed or boiled dishes;
- eat at least 5 times a day;
- eat partially;
- reject products containing purines, oxalic acid;
- limit salt intake.
The duration of the therapeutic nutrition course is prescribed by the attending physician individually.
Diet for gout during an irritation
How to eat with gout during an exacerbation of the disease? It is needed to relieve inflammation and pain. To do this, you need to change your diet.
Rules for nutrition during an exacerbation of gout:
- every other day to spend the days of fasting;
- eat only fruits and vegetables;
- eat food in small portions;
- do not overload the digestive system;
- prefer small meals.
Most often, a strict diet lasts no more than 3 days. After the pain stops, you can gradually move on to the usual menu, which is allowed for gout.
During the period of deterioration, the use of the following products is recommended:
- rose decoction;
- liquid milk porridge;
- milk;
- alkaline mineral water, slightly hot;
- raw apples;
- apple juice, tomato, carrot juice;
- milk jelly;
- vegetable puree soup;
- fruit compote;
- green tea with milk and honey.
After the diet, you can gradually include meat dishes in your diet, first of all, introduce steamed meat in the oven. It is recommended to adhere to a diet until the leg pain subsides.
Characteristics of fasting days
During an exacerbation of the disease, therapeutic starvation is unacceptable. Complete refusal of food will provoke a worsening of the condition. Fasting days can significantly improve the patient's condition.
Download options:
- vegetables in vegetables and fruits;
- kefir-cottage cheese;
- rice.
During a plant-based diet, it is recommended to eat some permitted fruits or vegetables. Let's eat salads. Most often, the day of the apple is done by downloading, you can eat no more than 250 g of apples a day.
During the day of fasting with kefir-cottage cheese, you can eat 0, 4 kg of fat-free cottage cheese, 0, 5 l of kefir.
The day of rice unloading consists of 75 g of rice and 1 apple. They should be eaten in small portions throughout the day.
It is recommended to drink apple compote on such days. You do not need to add sugar.
Gout diet: menu for the week
A menu option is offered for gout, designed for 7 days. Include foods that contain low purine levels.
days of the week |
meal |
VESSELS |
Monday |
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Tuesday |
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Wednesday |
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Thursday |
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Friday |
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Saturday |
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Sunday |
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Food should be taken at the same time, avoiding excess food and hunger.
Recipes for gout
When creating a diet, you should include those dishes that are made from permitted products.
Recommended cooking methods:
- for a couple;
- decoction;
- baking;
- extinguishing.
For cooking, you should get meat varieties, low-fat fish.
Recipe "Beet casserole"
Required ingredients:
- beets - 1 piece;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- onion - 1 piece;
- tomato paste - 0, 5 tablespoons;
- eggs - 1 piece;
- flour - ½ cup;
- salt to taste;
- sour cream, fennel greens for sauce.
Cooking technology:
- Peel a squash, grate it and chop it finely.
- Onions cut into half rings.
- Beat the egg a little, add salt, tomato paste, flour. Mix until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
- Line a baking tray with foil or parchment paper.
- Place the vegetable mixture at the bottom.
- Add in the egg mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes.
You can serve the finished dish with fennel, sour cream.
Egg soup recipe
Required ingredients:
- potatoes 3 pieces;
- onion - 1 piece;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- vermicelli - ½ cup;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking technology:
- Prepare sauce, for this, carrots, onions. Cut, boil in a pan with vegetable oil.
- Pour water into a saucepan, salt.
- Cut the potatoes into cubes, place in water. Boil for 10 minutes.
- Add the sauce, the vermicelli.
- Beat the eggs, toss the soup in a thin line.
- Turn off the stove.
The dish can be served to the table after 15 minutes.
Recipe of cabbage baked in the oven
Required ingredients:
- white cabbage - 1 piece;
- permitted spices, for example, a mixture of peppers, basil;
- salt to taste;
- olive oil.
Cooking technology:
- Divide the cabbage head into 4-5 parts.
- Sprinkle the vegetables with spices, salt, grease with olive oil.
- Preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
When choosing certain dishes, you need to remember that the body needs to get good nutrition, with the necessary vitamins and minerals.
Preventive measures for gout
There are ways to prevent the disease. If your relatives have had cases of gout, then the risk of pathology increases. How can the problem be prevented.
Gout prevention:
- do a regular blood test, check uric acid level;
- live a healthy life;
- fight excess pounds;
- preventing increased pressure;
- obey the laws of proper nutrition.
In preventive measures it is necessary to reduce the amount of foods containing purines:
- beans;
- peas;
- soy;
- tomatoes;
- sorrel;
- underwear;
- lobster;
- game;
- meat of young animals;
- shashlik;
- canned fish, meat;
- alcoholic drink;
- sausages;
- fructose-containing beverages.
Thus, a diet for gout is included in the complex of measures needed to improve the patient's condition. If there are other pathologies, for example, diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases, then the diet should be changed. In all cases, you should first consult your doctor.