Gout is a metabolic disease that is closely related to life. Modern people’s standard of living has improved and eating and drinking are commonplace, and they do not know how much of the diet associated with the onset of gout has been consumed, making the number of gout attacks increasing day by day. Therefore, it is also considered a disease of affluence. Gout develops when the concentration of uric acid in the blood is too high, forming uric acid crystals that are deposited in the tissues. If deposited in the joints, it causes arthritis, and in the kidneys, it leads to kidney stones. Gout occurs mostly in middle-aged and elderly people, obese people and people who work in the brain. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to testing the uric acid concentration in the blood during annual health check-ups for timely diagnosis and treatment. Symptoms of gout The earliest symptom that most gout patients experience is acute gouty arthritis. Acute gouty arthritis mostly occurs in the small joints of the lower limbs, especially the first toe-metatarsal joint. Moreover, it often develops suddenly at night, with localized redness, swelling and severe pain in the affected joints, and extreme sensitivity to temperature, touch and vibration. Gout has a rapid onset and fades quickly, resolving on its own within a week or so. Since this type of arthritis is not caused by bacterial infection, it is not usually accompanied by fever and treatment with antibacterial agents is ineffective. Gout is prone to recurrence, and after repeated attacks, it can involve several joints and lead to joint deformities, and can also cause serious kidney function damage. A small number of patients start with kidney stones and may have symptoms such as back pain and hematuria. 10 major dietary principles Gout is often complicated by obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, patients should comply with the following dietary principles: 1, maintain the ideal weight, overweight or obese should reduce weight. However, weight loss should be gradual, otherwise it is easy to lead to ketosis or gout acute attacks. 2, carbohydrates can promote uric acid excretion, patients can eat carbohydrate-rich rice, steamed buns, pasta, etc.. 3, protein can be taken according to the proportion of body weight, 1 kg of body weight should be taken 0, 8 grams to 1 gram of protein, and milk, eggs as the main. If it is lean meat, chicken and duck meat, etc., should be boiled and eaten in soup, avoid eating stewed meat or marinated meat. 4, eat less fat, because fat can reduce uric acid excretion. For those who have gout with hyperlipidemia, fat intake should be controlled to within 20% to 25% of total calories. 5, drink a lot of water, should drink 2000ml to 3000ml of water daily to promote the elimination of uric acid. 6, eat less salt, should be limited to 2 grams to 5 grams per day. 7, no alcohol! Alcohol tends to make the body lactic acid accumulation, has an inhibitory effect on uric acid discharge, easy to induce gout. 8, less use of strong stimulating condiments or spices. 9, limit purine intake. Purine is a component of the cell nucleus, as long as the food containing cells contains purine, animal food has more purine content. Patients are forbidden to eat offal, bone marrow, seafood, fermented foods, beans, etc. 10. Drugs that inhibit uric acid excretion should not be used.