HOW TO MANAGE GOUT?
What happens after a diagnosis of gout is confirmed?
The good news is that the symptoms of gout can be controlled and reduced with medications and change in diet and lifestyle.
A healthy lifestyle is important:
Maintain a
healthy weight
(including weight loss if overweight)
Exercise
regularly
(but rest affected joints during a gout attack)
Maintain a
healthy diet
The following diet can help prevent gout attacks:
Include more of:
Low fat dairy products
Vegetables
Fluids
Drink plenty of fluids (at least 2L a day), unless under fluid restriction
Avoid:
Excessive alcohol
especially beer and spirits
Sugary drinks
Excessive high-purine foods, such as seafood or meat, including organ meats (the body converts purine into uric acid)
Your doctor may add urate-lowering therapy (ULT) medications to a healthy lifestyle
THINK YOU KNOW WHAT GOUT IS?