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People with gout should avoid eating foods with high purine content, especially during an acute attack of gout. Crab is a type of high-purine food. In fact, in addition to crabs, gout patients should not eat soy products, animal offal, seafood, beer, etc.

If some people also drink beer containing high purine while eating crabs, it is more likely to cause blood uric acid levels to rise sharply, and in severe cases, gouty nephropathy may occur.

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Although crab meat is delicious, there are also people who are taboo about eating it. For example, patients who are weak and afraid of the cold, weak and tired, and have repeated colds should eat less or not eat at all, especially those with chronic yang deficiency gastrointestinal disease, kidney disease, and gout should be more cautious. Crabs are very cold, so it is best not for women to eat them during menstruation or pregnancy.

The processing and eating of crabs are also very particular. Ginger has the effect of dispelling cold, relieving vomiting and removing fishy smell. Ginger can be added during the cooking process of crab. In addition, rice wine is rich in nutrients and can balance the coldness of crabs. It can also be eaten with crabs.

People's Daily Online - Beware of gout when eating crabs

People's Daily Online - Experts remind: Although crab meat is delicious, gout patients should not eat it