How To Make A Delicious Low Purine Diet Gout Recipe


by Kirsten Whittaker - Date: 2007-02-23 - Word Count: 504 Share This!

The searing pain of gout has you fed up and looking for relief. Well a tasty low purine diet gout recipe is just what you need. One that does not taste like you are chewing cardboard, or making you feel that your taste buds have gone on a holiday.

Do not despair, there are many diet options open to someone suffering from painful gout symptoms. But the key is finding the right ingredients to put into your dishes.

The main criteria when selecting ingredients for a gout recipe is to ensure that it is low in purine. Purine is a natural substance that is found in all tissues of our body, and many foods, including all protein to varying degrees.

When the body breaks purine down it produces uric acid, which is released into the bloodstream. An excess of uric acid can form into crystals and collect in the spaces between the joints.

Sharp uric acid crystal in the joints can cause pain, stiffness and swelling, and excess uric acid has also been shown to also contribute to the production of kidney stones - which can further compromise the effectiveness of uric acid removal.

The kidneys are our trash removal system and they remove uric acid from the body through urine, but they can get over worked and not keep up with the demand placed on them by the body if too much uric acid is produced, or kidney functions are compromised in any way. When this happens it is referred to as Hyperuricemia - which is basically the medical term for gout.

So, the importance of having a diet low in purine is clear. Take in less purine and there is less uric acid produced. This will allow the kidneys to get on top of the job of removing the excess uric acid, and of course this will then alleviate the gout symptoms.

But there are some dangers when creating a gout diet. Some foods are high in purine, and often these are the ones that are used extensively in the Western diet. The foods that you should avoid include, dried beans, fish and shellfish and gravy and meat extracts, offal (liver, kidneys, heart) and most read meat. This list is not all inclusive, and more information can be found on our website.

However, the good news is that there are many foods that can be eaten safely, that are low in purine. These include fruit and fruit drinks, most beverages (not alcoholic), milk and cheese, the large majority of vegetables, white bread and cereals.

So, you have a huge choice available to you when creating your gout friendly recipes - And if you want to know more gout friendly foods that are available to you, you can find out more on our website.

Sticking to a gout friendly diet is not difficult once you have mastered the art of choosing the right ingredients to include. Getting that right, experimenting a little, and using a little imagination can will have you whipping up a healthy, tasty and nutritious low purine diet gout recipe in no time.


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