In the case of serious illnesses, particularly autoimmune diseases, medical treatment alone is not enough. In addition to drugs, patients are prescribed physiotherapeutic procedures and recommended to adhere to a special nutritional system. You also need a diet for high uric acid and uric acid.
What substances increase uric acid?
Acute pain in the joints and redness of the skin portends a violation of the metabolism of uric acid and the complications caused by its excess. As a rule, the percentage of urea in the blood increases due to metabolic disorders. Acid-bound salts turn into stones and cause gout and urolithiasis.
First of all, the disease occurs in people who have a genetic predisposition, but an unhealthy lifestyle also contributes to an increase in uric acid levels. Excessive consumption of alcohol, starchy products, sweets, fatty and spicy foods, as well as improperly limited nutrition can provoke the development of the disease.
Diets for gout are not temporary, but permanent, and cannot be violated. It is possible to distinguish the principles of nutrition for gout:
- Complete exclusion of products containing purines: products from cocoa beans, tea, river fish, sprats, herring, sardines, asparagus, spinach, peas, fatty beef and pork, liver.
- Reduce protein intake which increases uric acid content.
- Drink lots of water to get rid of uric acid and salt.
- Elimination or significant reduction of salt intake. If consumed, then in small amounts during cooking.
- A proper balanced diet and diet, in which the body can receive all the necessary substances without being overloaded.
What foods can be consumed?
Since the diet for gout and high uric acid is permanent, it should become a habit, become a lifestyle. It is better to eat according to the plan, i. e. all products and dishes must be prepared in advance. Otherwise, there is an opportunity to escape and eat the harmful product. Of course, for this you need to consult a doctor and make a list of allowed foods. The list of what can be consumed and from which you can cook dishes for gout includes the following products:
- certain types of meat and fish (chicken, turkey, rabbit meat). The meat is simply boiled and lean;
- seafood;
- eggs (no more than one per day);
- vegetable oil (butter can also be consumed, but rarely and in limited quantities);
- cereals (except rice) and pasta;
- abundant consumption of vegetables, fruits and spices is recommended, with the exception of minor exceptions - parsley, celery, radishes;
- dairy products should be fat-free - yogurt, kefir, fermented baked milk, plain cheese;
- spices are best excluded, but sometimes you can use a little bay leaf, cinnamon, vanilla, vinegar;
- from sweet natural products - honey, jam, marmalade;
- alcohol should be completely excluded, but in very rare cases it should be no more than 100 g of vodka;
- from drinks - plain and mineral water, juices from allowed fruits, rosehip broth, chicory, fruit drinks.
What not to eat?
Along with the foods that are allowed to be eaten, you need to decide on foods that can not only be eaten raw, but also cook any dish:
- sausages and fatty meats;
- tomatoes, asparagus, cauliflower, spinach;
- canned vegetables and canned fish and meat;
- mushrooms of any kind;
- fatty dairy products;
- animal fat;
- plums;
- smoked products (fish, meat);
- herbs and spices;
- sweets, especially with a lot of cream;
- spicy and salty cheese.
The list of permitted and prohibited products must be adapted for each individual case. If the patient has comorbidities, such as diabetes mellitus or diseases of the internal organs, this should also be taken into account. It should also be borne in mind that different types and stages of gout require temporary restriction, even for certain diets. So, with exacerbations, meat and fish are completely excluded.
If a person suffers from swelling of the joints, then it is recommended to use watermelon and herbal decoctions.
correct menu
It is important not only to know what can be consumed, but also under what conditions to decide which dish is right for you. For breakfast, it is recommended to give preference to nutritious and high-calorie, but simple dishes. Perfectly suitable: cereals, cheesecakes, scrambled eggs with vegetables, pancakes. For lunch, it is better to choose a vegetable first course, boiled meat, steamed meatballs or cutlets, compotes, vegetable salads, milk soups and cereals.
Dinner should be light, but not hungry. It is preferable to choose dishes from vegetables, low-fat dairy products: vegetable casseroles and cottage cheese, pancakes with jam, kefir, dried fruits, steamed fish with vegetables, etc. Once a week, nutritionists advise setting a fasting day. But in no case do not do without food at all! For such days, small amounts of fruits and vegetables, as well as sour-milk products, are ideal.
In any case, the attending physician and nutritionist must determine which foods can be consumed and which should be excluded. It is not safe to choose a diet yourself - in the process of treating one disease, you can acquire another.