The German Gout Association indicated that there are some foods that can help treat the disease, and that the level of uric acid can be significantly reduced by modifying lifestyle and changing the diet.
German doctors explained that gout is a metabolic disease, which results from the accumulation of a lot of uric acid in the body and its deposition in various places, such as the joints, causing severe pain and inflammation in them.
The German Association advised that gout should be treated. If the uric acid level remains high, the intervals between painful gout attacks become very short, and this may cause permanent damage to the bones and joints, and the pain also causes difficulty in movement.
Changing the diet is a useful step to avoid acute or chronic gout attacks or to live better with chronic gout. Of course, in the beginning, one must stay away from foods that cause an increase in uric acid in the blood, which are foods rich in purine.
Purine is an organic compound found naturally in every living cell, including the cells of the human body. It plays an important role in many vital processes, such as building DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic code.
The importance of purine lies in that it is an essential component of nucleic acids. It also contributes to the process of energy production within the cell, and also plays a role in regulating many other vital processes in the body.
The German Association indicated that foods rich in purine are foods rich in protein, such as meat, crustaceans, and sausage, and that increased consumption of fruit sugar increases the percentage of uric acid, while dairy products, vegetables, and fruits contain very small quantities, or some of them do not even contain them. Any percentage of purine.
German experts also confirmed that dairy products, coffee, and vitamin C are all elements that help reduce uric acid levels.
It should be noted here that the decrease in uric acid levels due to diet does not mean returning to purine-rich foods, but patients must maintain this diet for life.