Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Keep Yourself Healthy - Foods To Avoid For Gout

By PJ Easton

Gout is a rheumatic condition that affects the joints within the body. It happens when uric acid builds up due to an excess of purines in the body. Everyone has purines within their tissue and they can also be found in many types of food. To keep gout attacks at bay it is wise to understand which foods to avoid for gout. Knowing this will help to keep a person gout free for longer periods.

Sufferers know they are going to have an attack of gout as they get pain in the joint of the big toe. This can then spread to the wrists, ankles, knees, elbows and more. When it does happen it is due to a build up uric acid. This can happen when a person's body can't eliminate the purines within the body or when someone consumes too many purine rich foods.

Much of the pain associated with gout happens due to crystals of uric acid being created. These crystals are normally within the fluid in the joints. This leads to pain when the joints are moved and the joints can even swell. As a result a sufferer can be left unable to walk and in extreme pain. With this in mind it is no wonder that people with gout should know which foods to avoid.

Obviously foods which have high levels of purines need to be avoided. Purine rich foods are things such as liver and kidneys and other offal. Mussels, some alcoholic drinks such as port, dried beans and peas can also bring on an attack. Really anyone who has a very rich diet which is high in meat can put themselves at risk of gout.

If anyone who is prone to gout eats too many of these types of food they start to get painful joints. Due to quick rises in uric acid this can sometimes occur within a few hours. To combat this anyone who suffers from gout should know how crucial their diet is. When you don't know which foods to avoid for gout you can run the risk of frequent attacks.

If you or someone you know is prone to gout you firstly need to know which foods to avoid for gout. Then devise a diet that excludes them and includes lots of nutritious foods that will reduce gout attacks. You should not totally cut out foods which contain purines, but you should do all you can to limit them. Do this and gout attacks will be less intense and less frequent.

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