Seaweed is not recommended to eat seaweed in the acute stage of gout, and can be eaten in small quantities in the stabilized stage. Seaweed is high in purine content, which may induce gout or aggravate the symptoms of gout after consumption.
Gout for purine metabolism disorders and (or) uric acid excretion disorders caused by elevated blood uric acid. Uric acid is the metabolite of purine, human blood uric acid level and the purine content of food is positively proportional.
Seagrass has a high purine content. Gout patients need to reduce the intake of high-purine foods, if eating seaweed, may lead to gout attacks or aggravate the symptoms of gout, so for gout patients, acute attacks are not recommended to eat seaweed, stable period can eat a little seaweed, but need to pay attention to the amount.
Gout patients also need to drink a lot of water to speed up the purine metabolism, reduce the intake of fructose drinks, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
It is recommended that gout patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment and reasonable diet.