A 44-year-old member asked:
could you tell me what are foods ok to eat for someone who has gout ?
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Dr. Jonathan Posner answered
27 years experience Podiatry
Vegetarian diet: Gout is associated with the bodies inability to eliminate uric acid. Foods high in purines interfere with this process. Foods to limit are meat, shell fish , high fatty foods and alcohol especially beer.
Answered on Jul 10, 2015
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Dr. Jeffrey Bowman answered
38 years experience Podiatry
Gout: Better question would be what food to avoid for gout. The list is long for proper diet that i would contact your doctor who will have written list of foods to avoid.
Answered on May 2, 2013
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Dr. Barry Johnson answered
52 years experience Podiatry
Gout Diet: There are gout diets available online. Most eliminate red meats, organ meats, alcohol, etc.
A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Daniel Reinharth answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Old and new advice: It's been known for a century that purine-rich foods, such as liver and kidneys, raise uric acid levels, which worsens gout. Recent studies have sugg ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
Diet not important: Diet has little effect no matter what others may say. If you control your uric acid level with Allopurinol then the risk of gout is minimal. Watch alc ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Newman answered
32 years experience Podiatry
It depends: If you ask enough doctors, some will tell you diet has no bearing on gout attacks and management, others will warn of eating too much protein that can ... Read More
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