Please note: 4 foods are contraindicated in people with gout

4 foods are contraindicated in patients with gout

1. Drink alcohol

Drinking alcohol is the number one contraindication for gout patients! Because long-term intake of alcohol seriously increases the level of uric acid in the blood. According to foreign studies, women who drink regularly have a three-fold higher risk of gout than those who drink only twice a week. For men, regular alcohol consumption is twice as high as non-alcoholic drinkers.

2. Meat and seafood

Eating meat and seafood greatly increases purines in the body, resulting in an increase in uric acid. Studies have shown that consuming too much meat per day increases the risk of gout by 21% and seafood by 7%, which means that meat is three times more risky than seafood.

3. Animal offal

Offal is considered disgusting by many people, and it is true that animal liver and kidneys are by far the most purine foods in our diet. Data show that every 100 grams of pig heart contains 530mg of purines, and every 100 grams of beer only contains 13mg of purines, so internal organs are something that patients with pain should never eat.

4. Very sweet drinks and juices

Beverages and fruit juices contain a lot of added sugars, so they will contain a lot of fructose. Studies have found that fructose sugar accelerates the breakdown of purine-containing nucleotides, thereby increasing uric acid levels. However, you can eat some fruits rich in vitamin C, do not increase uric acid because it is "acidic", on the contrary, vitamin C can help dissolve the urate deposited in the tissues, which is conducive to uric acid excretion.

Traditional Chinese medicine massage can relieve gout

In the first step, you can gently move to the Kunlun acupoint first, move to the Jizhong acupoint after 10 minutes, and then press the other acupuncture points of Neiguan and pericardial meridian as above, and then press the gallbladder meridian at the end.

In the second step, you can first find the calf and spleen meridians for massage, and massage them together with the Fuyu acupoints of the kidney meridian to reduce the burden on the liver, and then achieve the purpose of tonifying the liver.

In the third step, through the massage of the Taichong acupoint, from the Taichong acupoint to the Xingjian acupoint, some uric acid substances and waste products that are difficult to excrete in the body can be excreted.

Note: When gout attacks, soaking your feet in hot water while massaging can alleviate the paralysis.

Purpose: Through this massage for a long time, the sodium salts that have accumulated in the joints for a long time are dissolved and excreted through the urine. It restores the function of the heart, lungs and kidneys, and then achieves the purpose of controlling uric acid, eliminating sodium salt accumulation, and reducing gout pain.

Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating diseases through acupressure, and if we can use the methods introduced above, we can treat diseases well.