| Gout is a type of arthritis that mainly affects | | | | 3. Fish such as herring and mackerel. These are |
| middle aged men but it can also attack women | | | | the highest purine seafoods available |
| and can appear in joints such as the big toe, | | | | 4. Sardines. |
| elbows, the knees, the fingers and the wrists. | | | | 5. Scallops and mussels. |
| Gout is slightly different than other forms of | | | | 6. Game meats, like goose, duck, and partridge. |
| arthritis in the way that it can be controlled by | | | | 7. Organ meats: brains, heart, kidney, liver, and |
| avoiding foods containing purine and taking the | | | | sweetbreads. Ok so liver might be the only one |
| right over the counter supplements. In this article | | | | you will eat from this list but just thought I'd add |
| we will talk a little bit about why gout happens, | | | | in the rest. |
| what are the high risk foods containing purine and | | | | 8. Meat extracts such as Oxo and Bovril. |
| give you some information on what supplements | | | | 9. Mincemeat and other red meats. |
| you should use to get rid of it. | | | | 10. Broth, bouillon, and consomme. |
| If you have a diet that is high in purine then the | | | | 11. Gravy is a meat extract but I thought I better |
| purine that is in your body can turn into uric acid | | | | add it on it's own as it is just so commonly eaten |
| which is the number 1 reason that people get | | | | where I am from. |
| gout. Many doctors will prescribe a drug called | | | | 12. Yeast taken in the form of a supplement or |
| allopurinol which is designed to reduce uric acid | | | | when eaten in breads and alcoholic drinks. |
| levels in the body but wouldn't it make a lot more | | | | Another excellent way to cure gout as well as |
| sense of you got rid of uric acid in the body by | | | | avoiding this list of foods containing purine is to |
| cutting off it source.... Purine. Below is a list of | | | | take high doses of vitamin C daily. Taking in |
| foods containing purine. Avoid these foods at all | | | | excess of 1,500mg of vitamin C daily has been |
| costs if you are trying to prevent or cure gout. | | | | proven to lower uric acid levels in the body and |
| List of Foods Containing Purine | | | | can help to prevent or cure gout. Taking omega-3 |
| | | | fish oils daily will also help to keep your joints |
| 1. Anchovies and other seafoods | | | | lubricated and help easy the pain that gout can |
| 2. Roe (fish eggs) - for those that can afford | | | | cause. |
| them. | | | | |