Konjac contains purine is not high, usually does not induce or aggravate gout, gout patients can eat konjac in moderation.
Konjac belongs to the potato taro crops, the main component of starch, also contains vitamins, dietary fiber and other nutrients, and purine content is not high, the calorie content is not high, eating konjac will not cause the body of uric acid significantly higher, konjac other products such as konjac bean curd, konjac silk is also a low-purine food, gout patients can also be eaten in moderation.
And, konjac’s sugar content is low, also suitable for gout with diabetes patients to eat. It should be noted that the konjac can not be eaten raw, can not eat too much, to prevent pressure on the gastrointestinal tract, is not conducive to digestion.
Gout patients usually need to avoid high purine food, such as seafood, animal offal intake, drink more water, appropriate exercise. Regularly go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor standardized diagnosis and treatment.