Gout is a chronic condition in which uric acid is deposited in the joints. Unfortunately, it is impossible to get rid of this disease. However, it is possible to reduce periods of exacerbation and prolong the phase of remission by adhering to strict dietary rules.
A diet for arthritis is aimed at normalizing the metabolism of purine and reducing the salt of uric acid in the body. What is this diet? And how should a patient eat during periods of exacerbation and persistent remission?
Diet for arthritis - description and general principles
Diets with exacerbation of arthritis and in the phase of persistent remission require adherence to a special diet. The patient should eat 4 times daily at regular intervals. Fasting and overeating are simply unacceptable as they can lead to the development of new attacks and a sharp deterioration in well-being. If the patient is overweight, then it is necessary to get rid of it. But not abruptly, but gradually.
It is also recommended to drink plenty of fluids. In the phase of stable remission, at least two liters, in the period of exacerbation - at least three liters. At the same time you can drink absolutely any liquid - tea, compotes, juices, jellies, mineral water, etc. It should be taken between meals, not with meals.
Allowed in small quantities:
- sausages;
- boiled poultry, beef and lean fish;
- salt (very little);
- tomatoes (not more than 3 pieces daily), cauliflower, peppers, vegetables, turnips and radishes, spinach, acid, celery;
- mushrooms;
- butter;
- milk (in cereals and tea);
- plums;
- Hello.
Recommended foods for an arthritis diet:
- poultry, rabbit meat;
- fish and shellfish;
- vegetable soups;
- egg;
- low-fat fish;
- dairy products;
- porridge, noodles, bread;
- any nuts and seeds;
- white cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, blue, potatoes;
- dried fruits;
- green apples, citrus fruits, melons, gooseberries, avocados;
- berries (excluding raspberries);
- green;
- natural juices and compotes, green and weak teas;
- vegetable oil.
List of prohibited foods:
- meat (fat);
- meat, fish and mushroom broth;
- jelly meat and meat sauces;
- smoked meat products;
- semi-finished soups;
- slaughter waste;
- canned fish and caviar;
- coffee, cocoa and strong tea;
- beans, peas and other legumes;
- preservatives;
- animal fat;
- spices (excluding salt, vinegar and bay leaves);
- chocolate, pastries, cream;
- alcohol, including beer;
- grapes, raisins, raspberries, figs.
Diet menu for arthritis
1 day
- a plate of fruit salad with yogurt and honey, tea with milk, biscuits;
- milk or kefir;
- chopped vegetable soup with vegetable oil and herbs;
- potato chops, cream;
- boiled eggs with cucumber;
- cottage cheese with yogurt.
Day 2
- tomato salad with cucumber and herbs, rye bread, coffee;
- cottage cheese stew;
- boiled potatoes, stewed cauliflower, compote;
- sandwich with cheese, kefir;
- oatmeal, gingerbread, tea.
Day 3
- buckwheat milk porridge, tea;
- beetroot salad;
- pearl barley soup with vegetables, lean meat, coleslaw with cucumber;
- compote with marshmallows;
- yogurt, avocado.
Day 4
- 2 curds with jam, weak coffee;
- kefir with breadcrumbs;
- stuffed peppers (vegetables instead of meat), eggplant caviar, jelly;
- sandwich with cheese, compote;
- oatmeal, tea.
Day 5
- 2 tomatoes, cottage cheese, coffee;
- fruit salad with yogurt;
- rice porridge, beef, tomato and cucumber salad;
- stewed vegetables with bread;
- boiled eggs, tomato, compote with cookies.
Day 6
- vermicelli with sauce, chicory;
- fruits;
- jelly;
- stewed zucchini with peppers, mashed potatoes, jelly;
- fresh vegetables;
- baked apple with cottage cheese, tea.
Day 7
- cottage cheese and tea;
- kefir and gingerbread;
- vegetable puree soup with rice, chicken meatballs, vegetable salad;
- yogurt with berries;
- stewed vegetables, jelly.
In the 20s of the twentieth century, a famous physician was closely involved in the problem of arthritis. The anti-arthritis diet consists of low-calorie foods that balance acids and bases in the blood. It should be eaten often and in small portions. Fasting days are recommended once a week.
Diet with exacerbation of arthritis prohibits the use of meat or fish dishes. The diet includes mainly liquid foods (milk and dairy products, enclosing fruit decoctions, vegetable soups, milk porridge). You should drink about 2 liters of fluid a day. You can not starve in the acute phase.
Diet recipes for people with arthritis
Here are some healthy and tasty recipes that will help you make your arthritis diet varied and fun.
Lenten borsch
- Boil water, add a little salt, add chopped potatoes (5 pcs).
- Fry the onions until golden brown, then add the grated carrots and beets.
- Fill the tomato and bring to the boil.
- Cut the cabbage and put together with the tomato and vegetables in the pan for the almost finished potatoes.
- Before turning off, add peppers and herbs.
Squash caviar
- Cut a kilo of squash, cook in a pan until the liquid evaporates.
- Fry carrots and onions separately (0, 5 kg each), add a few tablespoons of thick tomato, boil.
- Add the resulting mixture to the courgettes, cook.
- Can be chopped with a blender.
Fried cauliflower
Separate the cabbage into inflorescences, put them in boiling water for a few minutes.
- Make a dough of 2 eggs, slightly salted and whipped with sour cream.
- Dip the cabbage into the mixture and fry in a preheated pan until golden brown.
Arthritis: Treatment with folk medicine
A diet for arthritis can be combined with treatment with various infusions, decoction of medicinal plants. For example, you can make tea from blackcurrant and cranberry leaves and rose hips mixed in equal amounts.
With arthritis, formulations of chamomile, dreamy, roots of saxifrage thighs help well. These decoctions are prepared at a rate of 3 teaspoons of ingredients for 2 cups of boiling water. You should take the medicine in half a glass 2-4 times a day before meals.
Ginger is used as a folk remedy for arthritis. Preparation: Grate 10-20 g of the root and bring to a boil with a glass of boiling water. Take half a glass a day on an empty stomach. Ginger and arthritis are a good combination. Ginger root has a useful property - it cleanses the body, removes toxins and toxins.
Infusion of grape leaves and juice of berries should be drunk at least once a day before breakfast. Fresh grapes should also be ingested - and arthritis will gradually go into remission. A decoction of flaxseed is also used to treat arthritis in folk medicine. Preparation: 2 teaspoons of seeds are infused for 15 minutes in 3, 5 cups of boiling water, filtered and taken orally in a tablespoon 4 times a day.
Go completely on a diet - arthritis will begin to subside within a week. By using a diet you can avoid worsening symptoms of arthritis, reduce the risk of deep development of this disorder and improve your quality of life. In this case, it is important to take into account the specific features of a person's health, his taste preferences. It is this approach that will make it possible to achieve positive results in the treatment of a complex disease.
Reviews and results of weight loss
The results of a diet for arthritis are the restoration of the normal metabolism of uric acid and a decrease in its salts in the body. If you stick to such a diet constantly, it will reduce the number of relapses of the disease. In addition, a side effect of diet for arthritis is weight loss and lower cholesterol in the blood, which can help normalize blood pressure.
Doctors' comments on the diet for arthritis emphasize its usefulness and effectiveness. The menu for the therapeutic nutrition course is varied, it provides the body with all valuable substances and at the same time helps to cleanse the body. Such a diet program can be used by absolutely healthy people for prevention.