I was recently diagnosed with gout...What food or drink can I take to help get rid of the excess uric acid ?

I was recently diagnosed with gout...What food or drink can I take to help get rid of the excess uric acid ?I was recently diagnosed with gout...What food or drink can I take to help get rid of the excess uric acid in my blood...(My latest blood test showed a 9.4 for uric acid). Does alcohol consumption increase uric acid in the body?

not2beseen
no red meat at all if u do your acid level will go sky high

Aoife
If you have what I think you have then see a doctor and he/she might prescribe a diuretic for you.
I am on a diuretic now and I am practically back to "normal."
Oh yeah, cut out the red meat.
All the Best.

danielgeorgescot
You should eat foods that have low levels of purine. There's a really good guide at http://goutdiet.guidereviewed.com

For the most part stay away from red meats, start eating lots of cherries or cherry based foods and eat a lot more natural raw foods as described on that page I mentioned above.

Hope this helps. My buddy uses the guide on that page for a cookbook for his gout and he's a million times better than he was a few months ago.

screamingfreedom
Your question is what can you eat to help with gout. The answers so far have been what not to eat. Here is an article that talks about the foods that can actually help lower uric acid levels.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/348741/get_out_the_gout.html?cat=70

Rusty
http://arthritis-symptom.com/Gout-Symptoms/index.htm

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