High blood uric acid can generally eat amaranth, but in moderation.
Amaranth is a kind of medicine and food plant, when used as a medicinal herb, it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, cooling the blood and stopping dysentery, the main treatment of feverish blood dysentery (dysentery caused by feeling the heat and poison, see blood in the stool), feverish sores, blood in the stools and leakage of blood (excessive menstruation or more than a few drops). It should be contraindicated in pregnant women and used with caution in people with cold spleen and stomach.
The purine content of Amaranthus is low, and consumption or medication generally does not affect the formation and excretion of uric acid, so people with high uric acid can eat Amaranthus in moderation. In addition, people with high uric acid should avoid eating too much purine-rich foods, such as seafood, animal offal, soy products, etc., if necessary, for high blood uric acid can choose febuxostat and other uric acid-lowering drugs for treatment.
Patients with high blood uric acid are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals for detailed consultation and to follow the doctor’s instructions for a reasonable diet.