There are many causes of gout, such as irregular life, improper diet and body cold, etc. If the patient is in a cold and humid environment for a long time, it is easy to cause the problem of vasoconstriction, which hinders blood circulation in the joint area and induces gout.
However, among the many influencing factors, the most important is diet.
It is understood that if the patient consumes too much high purine food, such as seafood, animal offal, etc., then the purine metabolism in the body will be disordered, making the uric acid content more and more, and constantly accumulating in some parts, and then causing gout,
In severe cases, it can also cause kidney disease and urinary tract stones. Therefore, everyone should pay special attention to diet in normal times, and try to follow the following four dietary principles.
First, reduce the intake of high-purine foods
Inside the human body, about 80% of uric acid comes from the body's metabolism, and the remaining 20% is ingested through diet. If you consume too much high-purine food in your daily life, it is easy to cause the uric acid content in the body to exceed the standard.
Over time, the incidence of gout increases. Therefore, for gout patients, it is necessary to actively do a good job of dietary collocation, and try to avoid excessive intake of high-purine foods, such as red meat, animal offal and alcohol;
The daily purine intake should be controlled below 100-150 mg as much as possible, especially in the acute onset of the disease, and eat more foods with low purines or without purines.
Second, eat more alkaline foods
Uric acid is mainly acidic, so if you want to better control it, then you should eat more alkaline foods at the time, so as to effectively neutralize the excess uric acid in the body, so that uric acid is dissolved in an alkaline environment, so that the uric acid content decreases.
The so-called alkaline food refers to the food that contains alkaline elements such as potassium and sodium produced after metabolism in the body.
In general, common alkaline foods mainly include vegetables, such as yam, kelp and celery, as well as nuts, milk, etc., the intake of these foods can reduce the acidity of serum and uric acid to a certain extent, thereby promoting the discharge of uric acid, and patients can eat as much as possible in their daily lives.
Third, choose the appropriate cooking method
In fact, many high purine foods are not completely unpalatable, if you can choose the right cooking method, then you can effectively reduce the purine content in food.
Taking seafood products as an example, when patients cook various seafood foods, it is recommended to treat them by steaming, and try not to drink soup when eating;
This is mainly because the purine substance will be soluble in water, after high temperature treatment, almost most of the purine substance is contained in the soup water, if eaten at will, it is easy to make its own uric acid content exceed the standard, which will lead to further aggravation of the disease.
Fourth, drink more water
In addition, gout patients should remember to drink more water in their daily lives. It should be known that the main way to promote the excretion of urine out of the body is to urinate, so when the uric acid content in the body continues to rise, you can increase the amount of urination by drinking water, thereby promoting the excretion of uric acid.
Specifically, the daily fluid intake of gout patients is best maintained between 2500-3000ml, and more tea, mineral water or fresh juice can be used, but it is best not to drink strong tea, coffee and other beverages with excitatory effects, so as not to aggravate the disease and lead to repeated attacks of gout.
These are the four main dietary guidelines. In general, once a patient has a problem with gout, it is necessary to go to the hospital as soon as possible to receive an examination and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.
At the same time, patients should pay attention to dietary regulation, not only from the above four aspects to strengthen diet control, but also to quit smoking and alcohol in time, develop correct living habits, and ensure adequate sleep, so as to better alleviate the problem of gout.