From the sheet I found from Guy’s hosptial
IMPORTANT!
As so many things can affect any treatment or diet suggested – such as the patient’s age, physical condition and medication, if any – new diet you should always contact your doctor or consultant before embarking on any
The instructions below apply to the collection of samples for purine investigations, but it may be helpful to parents to know which foods are rich in purines and thus should be avoided when preparing meals. Because the diet is recommended by the Purine Research Unit specifically to aid them in their investigations, adult gout sufferers should use this dietary information as a rough guide only. For a more varied diet, they should seek the advice of their regular dietician.
For purine studies it is advisable to try to eat a diet identical with your normal diet in terms of butter, fats, bread, potatoes and other vegetables, etc., but avoid the meat, fish and other food and drink outlined below with a high purine content in Section 1 and substitute a low purine equivalent from Sections 2 and 3.
(1) FOOD AND BEVERAGES NOT ALLOWED
• 1.1 OFFAL – sweetbreads, heart, liver, kidney and pate.
• 1.2 SEAFOOD – sardines, sprats, herring, bloaters, fish roe, trout, salmon, lobster, crab, prawns, oysters, cockles, mussels, etc.
• 1.3 VEGETABLES – asparagus, avocado pears, peas, spinach, mushrooms, broad beans, cauliflower.
• 1.4 Soya products, pulses and legumes
• 1.5 Alcoholic beverages and yeast extracts. Meat or vegetable extracts, (Marmite, Vegemite, Bovril, etc.)
• 1.6 Tea, coffee (other than decaffeinated), cocoa products such as Ovaltine, chocolate, or chocolate biscuits, chocolate puddings and Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, or Lucozade.
(NB 1.6 only refers to diet when samples are being collected for the laboratory. These foods and beverages all contain methylated xanthines, which make analysis difficult in the Laboratory.
(2) FOODS AND BEVERAGES ALLOWED
• 2.1 Milk, cheese, eggs, butter, margarine, cream, ice cream.
• 2.2 Bread, flour, cakes, scones, biscuits, cereals.
• 2.3 Sugar, jam, marmalade, honey and sweets.
• 2.4 Lettuce and tomato (e.g. salads).
• 2.5 Fresh, cooked, or tinned fruits, nuts.
• 2.6 Puddings, (milk, etc.), except those containing chocolate/cocoa.
• 2.7 Decaffeinated coffee or tea.
• 2.8 Fruit juices, soft drinks, EXCEPT Coca Cola, etc.
(3) FOODS ALLOWED IN MODERATION (ONE MEAL PER DAY)
• 3.1 Beef, lamb or mutton, pork, bacon, ham, poultry, sausages, tongue and meat soups.
• 3.2 Small helpings of vegetables, (EXCEPT those in (1)), e.g. carrots,potatoes, leeks, cabbage, brussel sprouts, runner and French beans, marrow, courgettes.
• 3.3 Fish (EXCEPT those in (1)).
