Can you drink whiskey with high blood uric acid

High blood uric acid can not drink whiskey, drinking whiskey will promote uric acid formation and reduce excretion, aggravate the condition. Although the purine content of whiskey is not high, belonging to the low purine food, but drinking whiskey can promote the formation of uric acid by increasing hepatic ATP decomposition, and inhibit the renal tubule secretion of uric acid, reduce uric acid excretion, thus increasing uric acid, aggravate the condition of patients with hyperuricemia, and even trigger gout. Therefore, high blood uric acid can not drink whiskey. General hyperuricemia patients need to limit the consumption of alcohol, but also need to limit the intake of high-purine foods, and drink more water, eat more fresh vegetables, etc., if necessary, should consult a physician under the guidance of the use of allopurinol and other uric acid-lowering drugs.