Give up eating habits to limit increased uric acid
One of the direct causes of gout is uric acid. Therefore, people who have the habit of eating a lot of purine-rich foods will increase the existing hyperuricemia.
This pushes them to become gout patients, causing rapid recurrence of gout attacks, making it difficult to control the disease and soon becoming chronic gout.
Patients with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and dyslipidemia are susceptible to gout and vice versa, gout patients are susceptible to the above 4 diseases.
Eating habits are the leading cause of increased uric acid.
Uric acid is the final catabolic product in the metabolism of exogenous and endogenous purine nucleotides in humans. People with high uric acid often have the following "bad" eating habits:
Drinking too much alcohol not only increases uric acid in the blood but also makes uric acid easily deposited in tissues.
Eat lots of animal organs and foods rich in protein.
Red meats contain purines. The two most abundant purines in red meat are hypoxanthine and adenine, much higher than in other foods. This has been shown to be a leading factor in increasing the risk of gout.
Eat seafood rich in purines including: anchovies, sardines, clams, river mussels, salmon, tuna...
Mushrooms, bean sprouts, mint (tao wormwood)… will increase the rate of uric acid synthesis in the body.
Processed meats: Canned foods (nem chua, bacon, sausage, lap xuong,...) are absolutely not good for people with high uric acid.
How to limit uric acid increase
Purine is a compound that when absorbed and broken down by the body will form uric acid, so to reduce uric acid, we must limit purine absorption.
Purines are found in a number of foods, especially high in game meat, tuna, salmon, cod, anchovies, herring, sardines, mussels, bacon; dairy products, red meat, animal organs, sugary drinks, alcohol... Therefore, the simplest way is to limit these foods to reduce purines.
A reasonable diet will greatly improve the treatment and prevention of the disease. The foods that patients need to eat are: Eat foods, green vegetables rich in fiber such as cucumber, celery, broccoli, cabbage, potatoes, pumpkin, pear, apple, grape, cherry... Drink plenty of water, mineral water with bicarbonate, sake leaf decoction. Cereals. Supplement vitamins, especially vitamin C. Maintain a scientific lifestyle such as light exercise every day with yoga exercises, get enough sleep, do not stay up late, avoid pressure and stress.
Index and meaning of uric acid test
How high the uric acid index is when you are sick is a concern of many people. According to medical standards, the level of uric acid in the blood is considered normal in men if it is between 202 - 416 μmol/l; and in women if it is between 143 - 399 μmol/l. Exceeding this limit means you have hyperuricemia. The concentration of uric acid in the blood will also increase or decrease depending on the diet. The concentration of uric acid will increase when the body consumes a large amount of purine.
Uric acid test is not a diagnostic test for gout, but gout symptoms combined with high blood uric acid are the basis for diagnosis. Additional clinical tests are needed to determine the cause: Increased blood uric acid is due to increased uric acid production. Some common causes of decreased uric acid excretion are: Kidney failure; Alcoholism; Use of diuretics; Heart failure...
When you see the following symptoms, you should have a blood uric acid test:
- Pain in toes, hands, ankles, knees...
- Redness and swelling of the joints.
- The joint feels warm to the touch.
