You can eat spicy foods for gout, but in moderation. Gout is a metabolic disease caused by high levels of uric acid in the body and the deposition of urate crystals in the joints, leading to painful inflammatory attacks in and around the joints. Eating foods with high purine content can increase uric acid levels in the body, increasing the risk of gout. Therefore, gout sufferers should eat foods that are lower in purines. The purine content of chili pepper is relatively low, belongs to the low purine food, generally in the consumption will not cause gout attack, so gout patients can eat chili pepper, but to eat less, in the acute attack period, patients should try to avoid spicy, irritating food, may aggravate the symptoms of the original arthritis. Gout patients are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals and other related departments for detailed consultation and standardized treatment as prescribed by doctors.