Gout sufferers can eat a small amount of moldy amaranth stalks.
Moldy amaranth stalks are traditional food made with amaranth stalks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which are pickled food that can help digestion and increase appetite, and are most suitable for meals. Moldy amaranth stalk itself purine content is not high, belongs to the low purine food, therefore, gout patients can eat moldy amaranth stalk.
But because moldy amaranth stalks will add a lot of salt in the production process, will increase the risk of metabolic diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and other chronic diseases, therefore, it is recommended that gout patients do not eat more. In addition, gout patients should give priority to skim milk, eggs and other low purine content, low glycemic index of food, and should increase the amount of water.
Gout patients can go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals and other related departments for detailed consultation, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize treatment and reasonable diet.