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A 21-year-old male asked:
What food to eat and what to avoid when a person is suffering through gout problem, my father, aged 62, also a blood pressure patient?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. George Mathewanswered
Cardiology 59 years experience
See below: Being a vegetarian and avoid obesity
vitamin c at least 500 mg and avoid alcohol
treat sleep apnea if u have.
Drink coffee but not tea!
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. David Hettingeranswered
Podiatry 37 years experience
Avoid...: Foods high in purines... Red meat, herring, organ foods, asparagus, hot dogs, beer. Then get the gout managed medically by a professional.
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A Verified Doctoranswered
45 years experience
Diet and gout: Avoid meats and most importantly, avoid organ meats; fatty meats and alcohol are doubly potent against gout. Avoid these. Also, if you are able, drink at least 3 liters fluid per day - this may enhance uric acid excretion - and if you incline your diet successfully to mostly whole grain, fruit, and veggies, using egg white for protein, then your uric acid levels will come down even more
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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