Gout is a very painful form of arthritis caused by too much uric acid buildup in the body. Gout can cause a painful swelling in your joints, particularly and especially the big toe. The big toe appears to be a favorite target of gout. Most people experience an outbreak of gout when they are awakened by a large, red swollen toe. You can have large amounts of uric acid in the blood and never experience an outbreak.
So how can we cure gout, or how can we minimize gout's symptoms? Let's start with the basic cause, uric acid. How can we lower the amount of uric acid in the body? We can do this two ways. The first way is to make sure we don't ingest foods that will raise our level of uric acid (high level purines). The second way is to allow the body to excrete the excess uric acid, or somehow stimulate the removal of uric acid from the body. Let's look a bit at foods.
Can the wrong foods cause gout? The simple answer is that certain foods will elevate the uric acid content in your blood which can bring on an attack. Foods that contain high levels of purines should be avoided. Surprisingly, foods that are high in purines come from all food groups. Even some vegetables are high in purines. Certain meats are high in purines. Examples include liver, kidneys, and sweetbreads. Seafood that contains high levels of purines include shellfish. Lobsters, shrimp, sardines and anchovies are high in purines and should be avoided. Vegetables that have high levels of purines include asparagus, legumes, beans and peanuts, cauliflower and spinach. Another thing to avoid is drinking alcohol, particularly beer. Beer is high in purines and should be consumed in moderation if at all.
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