Those who eat enough asparagus on a regular basis can actually find their gout will worsen significantly, although this is not the case for everyone. Because this vegetable is high in purines, it tends to increase the amount of uric acid that the body produces which has been proven to be a leading cause of gout, a particularly painful form of arthritis.

If you currently have problems with gout, the last thing you will want to do is to eat asparagus because of all the purines that it has in it which will only irritate this condition further.