Gout Diet: Foods to Avoid and Foods to Eat

What should you eat — and avoid — if you have gout? In this video, double board-certified rheumatologist Dr. Diana Girnita walks through the gout diet in practical terms: the foods most likely to trigger an attack, the foods that help lower uric acid, and how to build an eating pattern you can actually stick to.

Diet alone won’t cure gout, but the wrong foods can absolutely trigger a flare — and the right ones support your treatment. Dr. Girnita gives you a rheumatologist’s advice on the worst offenders, the best choices, and the practical swaps that make a gout-friendly diet sustainable.

QUESTIONS THIS VIDEO ANSWERS:

❓ What foods should you avoid with gout? → High-purine foods such as organ meats, certain seafood, and red meat, plus beer, spirits, and sugary drinks made with high-fructose corn syrup.

❓ What foods help lower uric acid? → Cherries, low-fat dairy, coffee, vitamin C-rich foods, vegetables, whole grains, and plenty of water.

❓ Can you drink alcohol with gout? → Beer and spirits raise uric acid and are common flare triggers; limiting or avoiding them is one of the most effective dietary changes.

❓ Does diet replace gout medication? → No — diet lowers your risk of flares, but most people also need uric-acid-lowering therapy to reach target levels.

COVERED: how food affects uric acid • the highest-purine foods to avoid • alcohol and gout • sugary drinks and fructose • the best foods to eat • cherries and the research behind them • hydration • practical everyday swaps • what diet can and can’t do on its own.
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👩🏻‍⚕️ ABOUT DR. DIANA GIRNITA, MD, PhD

Dr. Diana Girnita is a double board-certified physician in rheumatology and internal medicine. She earned a PhD in immunology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, an immunology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, and a rheumatology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati. She also completed Nutrition Science training at Stanford University and a Mindfulness course at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Girnita is the founder & CEO of Rheumatologist OnCall, a telemedicine practice focused on broadening access to rheumatology care and offering patients an integrative-medicine approach. She helps patients understand autoimmune disease and arthritis and builds personalized treatment plans that combine the right medication with proper nutrition, exercise, and stress management. As she reminds her patients: “You have a disease, but YOU are not the disease.”

⚠️ MEDICAL DISCLAIMER

The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content — including text, graphics, images, and information — is for general educational purposes only and does not replace a medical consultation. Any comments or recommendations made in the comment section by anyone other than Rheumatologist OnCall do not reflect our opinion or recommendation.

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