Purine was: Re: Gout doesn't come from Kombucha Tea

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just a question, do other high protein foods also contain purine? for

example eggs? fish?

thank you,

joel

globetrotter88 wrote:

> Hi MArge

>

> You did not mention how long ago were the 2 recent gout attacks. If

> it was just recently, there might be some fluid retention around the

> knee joints even after the pain was gone and the swelling has come

> down. Over time the fluid should drain away.

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> If you have the craving for meat, how about having a smaller portion.

> It is my experience that chicken, and fish are less susceptible to

> gout attack, especially in smaller portion.

>

> My recommendation would be to increase your water intake 2 days

> before and 2 days after having meat and other high purine foods. I

> have never have a gout attack by following this routine religiously.

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[Guest guest]

In message <42FB6042.7020404@...> you wrote:

> just a question, do other high protein foods also contain purine? for

> example eggs? fish?

Hi ,

Eggs are low in purines, fish high.

Kombucha, according to the list would rate low in purines, and it's of

course good at dissolving the pain-producing uric acid crystals :-)

Good explanations about what purines are, how they work and how high

they rate in following 2 sites:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george & dbid=51 The World's Healthiest

Foods: Feeling Great

http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/gout/purfood.html Purines in foods

Greetings,

Margret:-)

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