Alcohol and Gout: The Truth About Beer, Wine, and Spirits
- E6
- 05:09
- February 25th 2025
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Can you still enjoy alcohol if you have gout? Or is every sip just another step toward a painful flare-up? In this episode of the Gout and You Podcast, host Spiro Koulouris breaks down the real impact of alcohol on gout, which drinks are the worst offenders, and whether any options are truly "safe."
We’ll explore:
✅ How alcohol raises uric acid levels and triggers gout attacks
✅ Why beer is the biggest culprit (and why wine *might* be a better choice)
✅ How much alcohol is too much for gout sufferers
✅ Smart strategies to reduce your risk if you still want to drink
If you've ever wondered whether you need to give up alcohol completely or if there's a way to enjoy a drink without suffering later, this episode is for you!
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🔊 Listen now and take control of your gout-friendly lifestyle!
Gout and You Podcast
Spiro Koulouris is a leading gout diet expert, author, and blogger at goutandyou.com. He’s dedicated his life to inspiring people to obtain a healthy lifestyle and living a gout-free life. Called the “rich man’s disease”, gout is considered one of the most painful of the rheumatic conditions and is a rapidly growing problem that afflicts an alarming number of people. It’s greatly affected by diet and those with the disease are often prescribed drugs that need to be taken for the rest of a person’s life - the side-effects creating additional problems.
Spiro has battled with the disease for years and has dedicated himself to become educated and informed on the subject. He has become an expert in the different home remedies, medicines, health practices and experiments from around the world. As the founder of GoutandYou.com Spiro is intent on educating the gout sufferer in hopes of beating this terrible disease for good.