Can gout patients eat hot pot? Can! But you need to pay attention to these 4 points, otherwise 'it hurts' and you didn't discuss it

Everyone must have heard of "gout". Its most typical symptom is severe and unbearable redness, swelling, and heat pain in the small joints of patients. Even a seemingly strong young and middle-aged man can't bear the pain caused by gout. .

　　Because of this, gout is called "white tiger calendar festival" in ancient Chinese medicine, which means that the pain when it strikes is like a tiger gnawing on a joint.

　　According to the current clinical data, the reason why gout occurs is because the patient already has hyperuricemia. When blood uric acid levels are higher than normal, it precipitates as urate crystals and deposits in the patient's joints .

　　And the weaker the skin covers the joints, the easier it is to deposit urate crystals. These crystals continue to precipitate, irritate the joints, induce an inflammatory response , and finally cause a sudden attack of acute gout .

　　Because of this, gout patients need to control their diet reasonably and stay away from all foods that may cause fluctuations in blood uric acid levels . You must know that uric acid is the final product of purine metabolism in the body, which means that patients need to stay away from high-purine foods.

　　So the question is, can gout patients eat hot pot? How to match to reduce the risk of disease? First of all, gout patients can also eat hot pot in small amounts, but in the process of eating, they should pay attention to the following points:

1. Selection of the bottom of the pot

　　Purine is a type of water-soluble substance, which means that the content of purine in hot pot soup will increase significantly after cooking vegetables and meat.

　　Therefore, the choice of the bottom of the pot should be kept as light as possible, such as tomato soup, clear soup, etc. are good choices . Moreover, patients should pay attention not to drink hot pot soup;

　　2. Choice of side dishes

　　The side dishes in hot pot are richer, including staple food, meat, soy products and vegetables . And some meat is precisely the type of high purine, such as red meat, animal offal, seafood and so on. You must know that the total purine intake should be strictly controlled during the gout remission period, and the daily intake should not exceed 300 mg .

　　Therefore, everyone should avoid high-purine foods , and the meat intake should not exceed 150 grams, and you can choose more vegetables;

3. Shabu Shabu Shabu correctly

　　Generally, when shabu-shabu is used, everyone is used to shabu-shabu the meat first and then the vegetables. Because this not only satisfies the needs of the taste buds, but also makes the soup base more delicious. However, this way of eating is not suitable for patients who already have gout.

　　From a clinical point of view, gout patients should eat root vegetables, fruits and vegetables first . After eating vegetables, you can start to boil the meat, which can not only ensure that the purine content in the hot pot soup does not exceed the standard, but also avoid the intake of a large amount of fat;

4. Drink selection

　　Many people are accustomed to drinking beer and carbonated beverages when they eat hot pot, thinking that it can relieve spicy and greasy feeling.

　　As everyone knows, whether it is a drink containing alcohol or a drink containing fructose, it may affect the process of uric acid metabolism in the body through various mechanisms , and then cause the blood uric acid level to exceed the standard and gout attacks. Therefore, from a clinical point of view, the most suitable drink for gout patients actually has only three words: boiled water.

　　In a word, in fact, gout patients can also eat hot pot, but they should master the correct way of eating. And more importantly, everyone must learn to control, after all, hot pot does have the risk of increasing blood uric acid levels.

　　Whether it is from a health point of view or to avoid the recurrence of the disease, hot pot is not suitable for long-term consumption in large quantities, and it is still ok to try it occasionally.