I Hate My Gout!

A lot of things can be going on, weather, injury, drugs, and food can all play a role.  Here is a list of most FOODS that can give the agony of  Gout!

Foods high in Purine:  (raises your uric acid count)

• Red meats – steak, hamburgers, beef, etc (it sucks, I know!)

• Shellfish – shrimp, lobster, scallops, crab, etc.

• Organ Meats (blah, who eats this crap anyway?) – headcheese?!  liver, heart, most “guts”.….

• Booze - Beer (the worst cause of wheat and alcohol), anything with alcohol.  (so not fair…)

• Vegetables – asparagus, mushrooms, cauliflower, spinach, beans.  (and I thought this was healthy eatin?!)

• High Fructose Corn Syrup – its in almost everything!  Sodas, candy, cookies, donuts.   Worse if its labeled as the 2nd ingredient (meaning it there is more of it).

• Oatmeal – well, at least now you have an excuse NOT to eat it.

• Fried Foods – french fries, battered fish, anything deep fried (it breaks down the vitamins in the food) and all the good stuff!