Can people with gout eat pickled string beans?

Jul 17, 2024 Source: Cainiu Health
Disease description:

I really enjoy eating pickled mustard tubers and often eat them to stimulate my appetite. However, I have gout and would like to ask, is it okay for someone with gout to eat pickled mustard tubers?

Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
Gout patients can consume pickled soybeans in moderation, but should pay attention to controlling the intake amount. As a pickled food, pickled soybeans have relatively low purine content, containing approximately 25 mg of purine per 100 grams. Moderate consumption generally does not significantly affect the uric acid levels in patients with gout. However, long-term excessive consumption might lead to increased uric acid levels due to excessive purine intake, which is detrimental to disease control. Gout is a disease caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints due to excessively high blood uric acid levels, mainly manifesting as joint pain, redness, and swelling. Therefore, gout patients should尽量 avoid high-purine foods such as animal offal and seafood in their daily diet, and moderately increase the consumption of low-purine foods such as fresh vegetables and fruits. At the same time, maintaining a balanced and diverse diet and appropriately combining various nutrients are also important aspects of managing gout.