Diet sheet

Forbidden
Very high purine content.
Herring, herring roe, meat extracts, mussels,
Sardines, yeast (brewer’s and baker’s).
Alcohol : Alcohol contains no purine but interferes with uric acid excretion.
Liver

Avoid
High purine content – not more than one item once a week.
Anchovies, bacon, chicken soup, Beef, mutton leg, mutton chop, pheasant, salmon, sausage, trout, turkey, veal, venison, lobster, crab.

Moderation
Moderate purine content-not more than one item 4 times a week.
Asparagus, bass, bouillon, brains, cauliflower, chicken, duck, halibut, ham, kidney beans, lentils, Lima beans, liverwurst, mushrooms, oysters, peas, plaice, pork, rabbit, roe, shad, spinach, tongue, tripe, tuna, wholegrain cereals and bread.

Acceptable
Low or no purine content – as often as desired.
Beverages -tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate
Carbonated soft drinks
Fruit juices
Sugar, sweets
Vegetables : (except those under BE CAREFUL)
Vegetables and cream soups (no meat stock)
Butter, fats of all kinds (in moderation)
Bread (except wholegrain)
Cereals (except wholegrain)
Cheese : all kinds (in moderation)
Eggs
Fruit
Milk – buttermilk, condensed, malted
Nuts – all kinds, peanut butter

Drink plenty of water (2-3 litres per day) to help flush uric acid through the kidneys. Please note – if you have cardiac or kidney disease, your doctor may actually require fluid restriction – and you should consult him regarding fluid intake allowance.
Keep dietary fat to a minimum.

Be careful not to damage the joint.

Take your prescribed medication regularly.

Hope this helps.
References :
http://www.arthritis.co.za/gout.html

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