Gout, presumably everyone should be familiar with, this is one of the most high-incidence types of arthritis in recent years!
Unlike other arthritis disorders, which are crystal-associated joint diseases, hyperuricemia is the basis for the appearance of gout. When the blood uric acid level in the patient exceeds the standard, they will precipitate a substance called monosodium urate crystals, which will accumulate at the patient's joints and promote an inflammatory reaction in the joints, eventually causing the onset of gout.
According to the current clinical data, gout belongs to the category of metabolic rheumatism, and the consequences it causes are not only joint destruction, but even combined with renal function damage. At the same time, gout is often accompanied by cardiovascular-related diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and arteriosclerosis, so you cannot relax your vigilance when dealing with gout.
In mainland China, the treatment of gout is mainly divided into two parts, the first is to administer drugs to control acute gout and gradually stabilize the level of blood uric acid. The second is that patients adjust through life and diet, especially not to ignore drinking water.
So the question is, obviously gout is a joint disease, what is its relationship with drinking water?
As mentioned above, gout is actually a chronic disease based on hyperuricemia. Uric acid is the end-stage product of purine metabolism, and under normal circumstances, the daily production and excretion of uric acid in the body show a proportional relationship. The organ that excretes uric acid is actually the kidney, which is metabolized out of the body with the production of urine by the kidneys.
Once uric acid production and metabolism are out of balance, it will cause a large amount of uric acid to accumulate in the body, which will then develop hyperuricemia, increasing the chance of gout. Therefore, after the diagnosis of gout, the doctor will advise the patient to drink more water. Of course, this is not to blindly drink water, but to pay attention to the following three details:
1. Drinking water
A healthy adult has a daily urinary output of about 1500ml, so science recommends that adults maintain a daily water intake of about 2000ml to meet the basic needs of the body.
But gout patients are not the same, because the level of blood uric acid in the patient's blood has exceeded the normal standard, the metabolic burden of the kidneys is relatively large, so the patient's water intake naturally has to increase some, and the daily water intake needs to be maintained about 2000-3000ml;
2. Select the type of water
Many patients will fall into a drinking misunderstanding, they mistakenly believe that as long as it contains water, whether it is a drink, beer or boiled water, it can play a role in excreting uric acid.
As everyone knows, a variety of sugary drinks, beer, etc., the moisture content is indeed very much, but they will also promote the increase of purines and the production of uric acid through various mechanisms, both of which are the real culprits of hyperuricemia. Therefore, in the clinical view, the water that is really suitable for patients with high gout is actually only one type: boiled water;
3. Pay attention to drinking time
There is nothing wrong with a large daily intake of water by gout patients, but it is not to let everyone drink a large glass of water at once, but to choose the right time and amount of water.
In the clinical view, gout patients should divide the water ingested throughout the day into multiple parts, drinking about 200ml at a time, especially getting up early in the morning, before meals, noon, etc. are better drinking time, which can meet the body's needs for water and will not affect eating.
Finally, it should be emphasized that drinking water is only part of the life adjustment of gout patients, and patients also need to make adjustments in diet and exercise, such as choosing light and balanced food intake, avoiding high purine food intake, proper physical exercise, smoking and alcohol cessation, etc., so as to gradually stabilize the level of blood uric acid and reduce the possibility of repeated attacks of gout.