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Gout victims need gout diets because some foods only add to the suffering of gout victims. Here,
you'll discover why you need a gout diet, and, which foods to avoid for gout.
WHAT CAUSES GOUT?
Your gout is caused by the presence of uric acid crystals in your joints. This can be any joint, but
the big toe is by far the most common one.
Your body's own inflammatory reaction to their presence is what actually causes your gout
symptoms, i.e. swelling, redness, hot to touch, inflammation, stiffness and excruciating pain.
These crystals form out of elevated uric acid in your bloodstream. And uric acid is actually a
byproduct of the breakdown of necessary chemical compounds called 'purines' that are present in
our bodies' cells and food cells.
Your body needs correct concentrations of uric acid, and your kidneys help to achieve this by
processing and excreting excess from your body.
But when there is too much uric acid being produced, or, your kidneys aren't excreting uric acid
fast enough, excess builds up in your bloodstream causing elevated uric acid levels. This leads to
uric acid crystals and so to gout.
WHY DO I NEED A GOUT DIET?
As you've now seen above, purines are at the heart of uric acid production, and, your objective as
a gout victim is to reduce uric acid levels in your blood.
And as you are also now aware, purines exist in your foods. But they don't exist in equal
concentrations. Some foods are relatively low in purines, whilst others are high, or, very high in
purines.
Now, given that your objective is to reduce uric acid in your blood to healthier levels, and your food
provides purines that produce the acid, then it doesn't make any sense at all to keep adding
unnecessary purines through your diet, does it?
No it doesn't. So you need to avoid foods that cause gout, or rather, avoid foods that are high or
very high in purines. I hope you can now see why you need a gout diet.
WHICH FOODS DO I NEED TO AVOID FOR GOUT?
The shocking fact is that there are very many foods that are popular, especially in Western diets,
and that can seriously aggravate your gout, and, slow down your recovery.
There are too many to go into detail here, but to give you a flavor -- excuse the pun! -- of what is
involved in gout causing diets, here are some 'general food types' you must avoid as a gout
sufferer...
Fatty red meats, soups / gravies, poultry, offal, fish, shellfish, legumes and alcohol.
This is indeed shocking. But not all foods within each category have the same purine
concentration. There are certainly some foods within each category that must be avoided, but
there are also some which have only moderately high purine levels, and, some with relatively low
levels.
WILL AVOIDING THESE FOODS BE ENOUGH?
Gout diets go a very long way to helping fight gout, but they are only a part of the gout prevention
puzzle. And gout prevention is extremely important, not just because of the agonizing pain, but
because of the serious consequences of recurring gout.
Recurring gout over time can cause you to have permanently damaged joints, kidney stones and
other kidney troubles. And, once having suffered one gout attack, you're extremely likely to have
more, if you don't know how to prevent them.
You're in luck though. There's a special gout report available online [see below] that has all the
information you need in one place. It is what thousands of ex-gout victims worldwide have
successfully used to prevent their gout returning. It also contains a special 2 hour gout pain relief
program. And it uses fully-researched, totally natural methods. So that you benefit two ways: (1)
you get rid of your excruciating pain very fast, and, (2) you prevent your gout returning, so that you
reduce the risk of permanent damage.
If you want to get gout pain relief in 2 hours plus prevent your gout returning in the future, then go
to http://gout-relief-today.blogspot.com and discover how you can quickly do both without
expensive drugs with their horrible side effects.
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