Can gout patients eat cake?

Gout is a common clinical disease. People of all ages may experience gout symptoms. The causes of gout are relatively complex and are closely related to people’s daily diet. Cake is a common food in our life. Many people like to eat cake and can eat cake, but some people have to pay attention to many things when eating cake. So can gout patients eat cake?

1. Eat less

Gout is a disease caused by abnormal purine metabolism in the body, which leads to increased uric acid production. It manifests as swollen and painful joints. In the later stage, it can cause problems such as tophi, which affect the patient's function. People with gout should eat less foods with high purine content such as seafood and tofu, and do not drink alcohol to reduce uric acid production. Cakes can be eaten, but cream should be eaten less. On this basis, oral medications to lower uric acid should be taken.

2. Gout patients can eat staple foods

Rice (rice, corn, millet, glutinous rice, etc.), wheat (barley, wheat, oats, buckwheat, oatmeal, etc.), noodle products (refined white flour, enriched flour, noodles, cornmeal, steamed buns, bread, biscuits, cakes), soda crackers, butter snacks, starch, sorghum, macaroni, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, vermicelli, water chestnuts, etc.

3. People with gout can eat vegetables

Cabbage, lettuce, celery, Chinese mustard, water spinach, leek, leek greens, tomato, eggplant, melons (cucumber, winter melon, loofah, pumpkin, cucumber, bitter melon, etc.), radish (including carrot, dried radish, etc.), kale, cabbage, gourd, green pepper, onion, onion, garlic sprouts, garlic, ginger, fungus, pickled mustard, chili, kimchi, pickles, etc.