Corn isn't listed as a high or low purine content food. I would be mostly concerned with the type of corn he is eating, on the cob or out of the can. If it is canned corn then check the ingredients for how much sugar he is consuming. Anything with fructose syrup can trigger a gout flare.
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Eating acidic foods usually cause the gout. Eating foods that are high in purine causes gout. Diuretics like coffee can also cause gout. When you drink a lot of coffee, you go to the bathroom a lot. Going to the bathroom a lot causes the loss of potasium. Being low in potassium could be a part of gout, but it is these other foods that cause the loss of potassium. Bananas, white potatoes and strawberries are very high in potassium. So eat those. Cherry's, sweet or sour are also very good at curing gout.
It does not so much cause gout as interfere with the body's ability to deal with it.
No gout is caused by uric acid.
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Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the body.