What should elderly people with gout eat? Four foods can be eaten regularly

Elderly people who suffer from gout need to pay more attention to their diet to effectively treat the disease. So, what should elderly people with gout eat?

【celery】

There are two types of water celery: water celery and water celery. Water celery is cool in nature, sweet and spicy in taste, and has the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. Celery is rich in vitamins and minerals and basically contains no purine, which is beneficial for gout patients with high blood uric acid.

【cucumber】

It is an alkaline vegetable food that is rich in vitamin C, potassium salt and a lot of water. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cucumbers have the effects of removing heat, promoting diuresis, detoxifying, and promoting salivation and quenching thirst. "Bencao Qiuzhen" once said: "Cucumbers have a sweet and cold taste. Taking them can help relieve heat and diuresis." This is very beneficial for people with gout and high blood uric acid, as they can excrete excess uric acid through the "heat-relief and diuresis" effect. Cucumbers can be eaten raw or as a cold dish.

【Green vegetables】

Commonly known as Chinese cabbage and cabbage, it is an evergreen vegetable that basically does not contain purine. It not only contains more vitamin C and potassium salt, but is also an alkaline food. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" says that it can "promote urination" and believes that green vegetables also have the effects of relieving fever, eliminating restlessness, and promoting bowel movement. Therefore, people with gout can eat it often and more often all year round.

【eggplant】

It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling, dispelling wind and unblocking meridians, clearing away heat and relieving pain. It is not only an alkaline food, but also contains almost no purine substances. Modern research has also found that it has a certain diuretic effect and is suitable for gout patients to eat regularly.