Please make sure it actually is gout.
Then, take him off all foods that are high in purines.
According to the American Medical Association, purine-containing foods include:
Beer, other alcoholic beverages.
Anchovies, sardines in oil, fish roes, herring.
Yeast (careful with certain breads and rolls as well as pizza crust!)
Organ meat (liver, kidneys, sweetbreads)
Legumes (dried beans, peas)
Meat extracts, consomme, gravies.
Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower.
Beneficial Foods
Foods which may be beneficial to people with gout include:
Dark berries may contain chemicals that lower uric acid and reduce inflammation.
Tofu which is made from soybeans may be a better choice than meats.
Certain fatty acids found in certain fish such as salmon, flax or olive oil, or nuts may possess some anti-inflammatory benefits.
Avoiding purine-rich foods is only one aspect of treatment however. It is important to take prescribed medications as directed, maintain a healthy/balanced diet, drink plenty of fluids/water, exercise and maintain a healthy body weight. Diets designed for quick or extreme weight loss will work against you though -- they increase uric acid levels in the blood.
Balanced Diet
According to the American Medical Association, a balanced diet for people with gout include foods:
High in complex carbohydrates (whole grains, fruits, vegetables)
Low in protein (15% of calories and sources should be soy, lean meats, poultry)
No more than 30% of calories from fat (10% animal fat)
More Reading:
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People who have gout are typically advised to treat with medications, make lifestyle changes, and restrict their diet. It is well known that a person with gout should avoid purine-rich foods. What should they eat though? What foods will lower the risk of another gout attack? We have the answer about what foods to eat.
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Avoid or restrict foods high in purine (a substance that produces uric acid when broken down). These foods include: sardines, anchovies, brains, liver, kidneys, tripe, sweetbreads, tongue, shellfish (mussels and oysters), fish roe, scallops, peas, lentils, beans and an excessive amount of red meat.
Drink 10 to 12 eight-ounce glasses of non-alcoholic fluids daily.
A quick Google search for low purine foods produced these sites:
http://www.arthritis-treatment-and-relie…
http://www.joint-pain.com/low-purine-die…
http://www.drugs.com/cg/low-purine-diet.…
http://www.gout-diet-tips.com/foods_high…
There are more sites that list foods high/low in purines. Also there are drugs other than Allopurinol for the treatment of Gout. A Google search for the drugs used in treatment of Gout will give you more info with which to discuss drug treatment with his physician. I found several dozen such sites.
Best of luck to you and your son!
well my dad is a doctor and my grand dad had gout he advised him to eat alot and lots of cherries well hope i helped
I would have his doctors check him for Celiac Disease. My son has it and it can cause sooo many symptoms over the years if gone undetected. He'll need a biopsy to get true diagnosis.
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