Gout patients can eat winter melon. The cause of gout is unknown, but most of it is caused by the fluctuation of uric acid concentration, which is related to the consumption of high purine food, so you cannot eat high purine food. Winter melon is a low purine food and is rich in vitamins, which is good for the body and can be eaten. Various meats such as pork, beef and mutton, as well as high purine foods such as seafood, river fish, shrimp and animal offal will significantly increase the concentration of uric acid. In addition, beer, liquor and highly carbonated beverages can also induce abnormal purine metabolism in the body, causing an increase in uric acid concentration and triggering gout attacks, so these foods should not be eaten.