Dietary Tips For Gout: Foods To Avoid

Yeast

Many, many products contain yeast. Beer has yeast in it, as do many spreads for bread and crackers. It's also in many supplements and, yes, nutritional yeast. It's even in the name nutritional yeast! Yeast does a couple things that don't benefit men with gout. Yeast is high, very high in purine. It's so high in purine! But there's more. Beer, in particular, isn't good for men with gout. Why? The alcohol in beer also stops the body from getting rid of uric acid. It won't be able to flush it out very well! It's no wonder men with gout who drink beer deal with more inflammation and pain.