Patients with high blood uric acid can eat ice cream, but it should be in small quantities.
Elevated blood uric acid is related to purine metabolism disorders in the body, long-term elevated blood uric acid may cause gout, in the diet should be based on a low purine diet. Eating more purine content of food can increase the body’s uric acid content, increase the risk of gout. Generally speaking, ice-cream has less purine content and is a low purine food, therefore, patients with high blood uric acid can eat ice-cream.
However, it is not recommended to eat more ice-cream, because, in addition to water, ice-cream, cream, sugar and other substances, providing a higher calorie, more food prone to diabetes, obesity and other diseases. In addition, ice-cream usually adds fructose, which has some adverse effects on blood uric acid.
Patients with high blood uric acid are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals, the nutrition department and other related departments for detailed consultation, and follow the doctor’s instructions for a reasonable diet.