First, what is gout?
Under normal circumstances, gout patients often have intense pain in the middle of the night, which brings discomfort. And severe edema, redness and inflammation will appear in the joints for several days or weeks, and the more uric acid in the human body, the stronger the discomfort of gout and the greater the harm to the human body. Gout mostly occurs in male population. The most common treatment is that patients with mild pain can take medicine, but patients with severe gout must undergo surgical intervention.
Second, what are the vegetables that can treat gout?
You can eat more radishes, because radishes are alkaline foods, which contain enough water and vitamins and less purine. They can be eaten raw, cold or boiled in soup. You can also eat more potatoes. Potatoes are also alkaline food, basically free of purine, rich in vitamin C and potassium, which is helpful for diuresis. You can also eat some pumpkins. Pumpkins are also rich in vitamin C and a lot of water. In traditional Chinese medicine, pumpkin has the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying and promoting diuresis, which can eliminate excess urea in the body. You can also eat some wax gourd, which has diuretic effect, is rich in water and nutrition, and has a particularly high vitamin content, and is a very good food choice for gout patients.
Third, what can't gout patients eat?
Gout patients must not eat spicy food, such as monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, pepper, pepper, ginger, mustard, star anise and other spices. Because although they are not rich in purine, they can excite nerves and induce gout attacks, which is very unfavorable for gout. Gout patients can't eat sour food either. Too sour food will lead to purine metabolism disorder, and abnormal uric acid will aggravate the condition and is not conducive to rehabilitation. Moreover, gout patients must not drink alcohol, and they can drink more water.