Got Gout? Here's How to Find Relief

Got Gout? Here's How to Find Relief (0:59)

Six million Americans suffer from gout, a painful, inflammatory form of arthritis. In this Health Smarts video, Dr. Oz reveals the purine-rich foods that can cause gout and shares another surprising item you should avoid: sugary drinks.

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Hey Dr. Oz here with great news if you are the six million Americans who suffer with a painful bout of gout. Gout is inlamatory form of Arthritis, they make your big toes and other joints swell and throb and as needle like uric acid crystals accumulate. Gastric gout includes avoiding alcohol, and foods that contain purines like asparagus game and game meats, dried beans and peas, Herring, macro, mushroom, sardines and scallops all the things I love.

Those encourage the body to over produce your gas and here is something else you can do. Skip sugary drinks, stopping today, more than doubles your gout rick because sugar raises fructose and that raise uric acid levels in your blood stream. So you need to quench your thirst reach for water instead.

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