Ricketts has chronic gouty arthritis. The diet appropriate for Mrs. Ricketts would include:

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Mrs. Ricketts should eat low fat milk, green salad, and citrus fruits. Gout is a systemic disease in which urate crystals deposit in joints and other body tissues. The diet appropriate for clients with gouty arthritis is a low-purine diet. Avoid foods such as organ meats, wines, aged cheese, mackerel, sardines, scallops, sweetbreads, gravies, meat extracts, and anchovies. Encourage a high fluid intake to prevent stone formation.

Ricketts Has Chronic Gouty Arthritis