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Diet Chart For gouty arthritis
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2024
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Gout is the painful form of arthritis happens when high levels of uric acids cause the crystal to form and accumulate around the joint. When our body breaks down a chemical called purine, uric acid is formed. Uric acid is eliminated from our body in urine. A proper gouty arthritis diet may help decrease uric acid levels in the body. A typical gouty arthritis diet should include complex carbohydrates, water, fats, proteins, etc.
High purine vegetables have shown not to inflate the risks of gout. Vegetables such as peas, spinach, cauliflower, etc. can be a good option for the diet. Vitamin C has proven to decrease the uric acid levels in the body. Vitamin C rich fruits like guava should be included on your plate. Controlled consumption of coffee has been known to reduce the risk of gout. Cheery is useful to decrease the gout attack risk.
Fruits and vegetables that provide complex carbohydrates should be included along with avoiding white bread, candy, and other sugary items. 16 glass water a day should be consumed for reducing the risk of the attacks. Beans and sprouts are healthy food which helps the condition. Whole grains are a must be an item in your diet. Mushrooms are a good option for reducing gouty arthritis.
Diet Chart
Sunday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 4 rice Idly+ 1/2 cup sambhar(less dal)+1 tsp coconut chutney+1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size pear |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 jowar roti+1/2 cup rasam+1/2 cup cabbage sabji+1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 bajra roti+1/2 cup bhindi curry+1/2 cup cucumber salad |
Monday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1/2 cup cornflakes in 1 glass milk(toned) |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size guava |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 bajra roti+1/2 cup fenugreek buttermilk +1/2 cup mooli sabji |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 jowar roti+1/2 cup cauliflower curry + 1 cup cucumber salad |
Tuesday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 3 rice dosa+1/2 cup sambhar(less dal)+2 tsp curry leaves powder+1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size orange |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 jowar roti+aloo brinjal sabji+1/2 cup rasam+1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 bajra roti+lauki methi curry+1/2 cup cucumber salad |
Wednesday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 3 uthappam+2tsp methi chutney+1 glass milk/1 cup tea(toned) |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 banana |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 bajra roti+ 1/2 cup fenugreek buttermilk+1/2 cup french beans sabji |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 jowar roti+1/2 cup colocasia(arbi) curry+1/2 cup cucumber salad |
Thursday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup bajra upma with vegetables+1 glass milk/1 cup tea(toned) |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100gm musk melon |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 jowar roti+1/2 cup snake gourd sabji+1/2 cup rasam+1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 bajra roti+ 1/2 cup ridge gourd(thori) curry+1/2 cup cucumber salad |
Friday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 2 paratha(aloo/gobhi/methi) with 2 tsp green chutney+1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100gm pomegranate |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 bajra roti+1/2 cup fenugreek buttermilk+1/2 cup capsicum sabji |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 jowar roti+1/2 cup raw banana curry+1/2 cup cucumber salad |
Saturday | |
Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | Vegetable sandwich with 4 whole wheat bread slices+banana,cucumber, onion,lettuce+1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100 gm of pineapple |
Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 jowar roti+1/2 cup rasam+1/2 cup ivy gourd(parmal) sabji+1 glass buttermilk |
Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 bajra roti+1/2 cup tinda curry+ 1/2 cup cucumber salad |
Food Items To Limit
- Red Meat: Red meat is one of the certain foods that deliver more uric acid than other foods in your diet. However, poultry and white meats, like pork are also high in the uric acid, so it is best to keep your intake of meats and wild meat to an overall minimum.
- Organ Meat: Like white and red meat, organ meats also deliver a high amount of the uric acid. Seafood: seafood and fish are off limits during gout flare-ups because they are other main sources of the uric acid (purines) in your diet.
- Beer & Alcohol: beer is twice as bad for people with gout than seafood and meats. That is because it will raise the production of the uric acid levels in the body and make the body more difficult to remove the excess uric acid.
- Drinks High in Sugar: These drinks deliver high fructose corn syrup that will stimulate the production of uric acid.
- Cauliflower: Cauliflower is a bland vegetable and is rich in the uric acid. They also have nutrients that can reduce insulin resistance that plays an important role in controlling the gout flare-ups.
- Protein rich vegetarian sources like soya, paneer, dals can also increase the tendency of increasing th blood uric acid levels.
- Mushrooms: mushrooms are considered to contain moderately high amount of uric acid.
Do's And Dont's
Do's:
- Eat more vegetables - add them at every meal.
- Drink plenty of water - you can become hungry when thirsty.
- Try eating off smaller plates so as to eat smaller portions
- Exercise between 30 minutes to one hour each day with moderate exercise - brisk walking, team sport, cycling or swimming.
Don'ts:
- Rely on soft drinks, sweetened cereals, cookies and cakes, donuts and pastries, chips, and confectionery to get you through the day.
- Don't skip meals. This will tempt you to snack
- Do not snack between meals.
- Avoid eating quickly. Sit and chew each bite.
- Don't eat more than two or three pieces of fruit per day.
- Avoid alcohol and other carbonated beverages.
- Avoid red meatt, organ meats, sea food.
Food Items You Can Easily Consume
- Cereals: Whole grains-rice, wheat,jowar, bajra
- Pulses: red gram, green gram, black gram, bengal gram Vegetables: all gourds-bitter gourd, snake gourd, ridge gourd, bottle gourd, ivy gourd, ladies finger, tinda,green leafy vegetables
- Fruits: banana, citrus fruits-orange, mousambi, grape fruit, lemon; berries-strawberry, blueberry, black berry; cranberry, cherries, papaya, pineapple.
- Milk and milk products: low fat milk, low fat curd.
- Other beverages: coffee, green tea.
- Fish: salmon.
- Oil: 2 tbsp (30ml)
- Sugar: 2 tsp (10gm)
References
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Written ByDrx Hina FirdousPhD (Pharmacology) Pursuing, M.Pharma (Pharmacology), B.Pharma - Certificate in Nutrition and Child CarePharmacology
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