According to the survey data on the current situation of gout in China in 2017, the number of patients with hyperuricemia has reached 1700 million, gout patients are more than 80 million, gout has become the second largest metabolic disease, second only to diabetes.
So what is the relationship between gout and uric acid?To put it simply, gout, also known as hyperuricemia, is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood, gout often has swelling, stiffness, pain in the joints, and some will be accompanied by tophi, and even kidney damage in severe cases. According to its characteristics, it generally belongs to the category of paralysis, that is, painful diseases, and Chinese medicine believes that the onset of gout is related to rheumatism, dampness and heat, blood stasis, phlegm and dampness.
Uric acid is a metabolite of purine, when the purine metabolism in our body is abnormal, uric acid can not be excreted and will remain in the body, resulting in an increase in uric acid and even gout. Therefore, if uric acid is abnormal, on the one hand, it is necessary to actively treat the symptoms**, and on the other hand, it is necessary to eat less foods with high purine content.
Ultra-high purinesThe content of food includes animal offal, such as: liver, brain flower, large intestine, kidney, etc.;Seafood like: hairtail, silver carp, herring, sardines, catfish, jiwei shrimp and so onThere are also some stocks, such as: thick broth, thick fish soup, seafood hot pot soup. There are also some relatively speakingHigherLike all kinds of meat: pork, beef, lamb, chicken, duck, as well as sea bass, carp, crucian carp, grass carp, oysters, scallops, crabs, etc., as well as some beans and soy products: such as soybeans, black beans, mung beans, etc.;So if uric acid is already abnormal, we should first eat less of these foods that are high in purines.
In addition to eating less high-purine foods, there are also the following four aspects that we also need to pay more attention to and maintain good Xi habits to help us stay away from high uric acid:
First: Drink plenty of water
Adequate water intake can increase our urine volume, which is conducive to the excretion of uric acid, and patients with hyperuricemia we recommend drinking at least about 2000 ml of water per day.
Second: Drink less
We often talk about the harm of drinking these days, saying that alcohol is really not a good thing, alcohol will promote the decomposition of purines, as well as inhibit the excretion of uric acid, so people with high uric acid should not drink alcohol or drink less, if it is unavoidable, the daily alcohol intake of gay men should be controlled within 25 grams, and lesbians should be within 15 grams. If you are in the acute stage of gout, or if you have chronic gouty arthritis, you should strictly prohibit drinking alcohol.
Third: Salt intake should be small
Patients with hyperuricemia and gout are often accompanied by high blood pressure, so it is recommended to control the daily salt intake and eat less foods high in salt, such as pickles, ham sausages, oyster sauce, soy sauce, etc.
Fourth: Cook food at a high temperature
Purine is a water-soluble substance, which is easier to dissolve into water at high temperatures, so when we eat some high-purine foods, we can blanch them with hot water first, which can reduce the purine content.
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