In summer, people like to drink cold beer to relieve the heat, and summer nightlife is generally based on barbecue, seafood and other food, the opportunity to eat high purine, high protein food increased. In addition, the hot weather in summer, the body sweats a lot, if not timely hydration, it will make the urine volume reduced, uric acid excretion is not enough. Alcohol and high purine foods lead to excessive uric acid production, coupled with insufficient uric acid excretion, once their own internal metabolism is not good, it is easy to trigger gouty arthritis due to increased blood levels of uric acid. Experts say that if you want to avoid the pain of gout, you should be aware of prevention from now on. As the weather gradually gets hotter, some “factors” that can easily lead to gout attacks have appeared in life, such as drinking beer, sweating a lot, and insufficient uric acid excretion ……. Patients with hyperuricemia, especially those who have been diagnosed with gout, need to be more aware. Patients with hyperuricemia, especially those who have been diagnosed with gout, need to pay more attention to monitoring blood uric acid and urine pH. ”Hyperuricemia is the basis of gout attacks, and long-term hyperuricemia increases the risk of hypertension, diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, coronary heart disease, and kidney damage.” Many patients are eager to seek medical help when they have a gout attack, but when their condition improves, they tend to neglect treatment, thinking that they don’t need to take medication if they don’t have pain. In fact, the prevention and treatment of gout requires a two-pronged approach: first, during the acute attack period, to quickly, safely and effectively control pain and other symptoms; second, during the remission period, to actively look for the causes of hyperuricemia, regular follow-up visits, timely communication with the doctor’s condition, and insist on good control of blood uric acid levels. It is worth mentioning that high blood uric acid can be considered when the uric acid concentration is >420μmol/L in men and >350μmol/L in women. However, high uric acid is not the same as gout, but when hyperuricemia causes acute arthritis attacks, gout stone formation and joint and kidney changes, it is called “gout”. The weather starts to get hot, the body will naturally sweat a lot, if the water is not enough or not timely, the blood will concentrate, uric acid is easy to deposit and precipitate. In order to promote uric acid excretion, you need to drink more water, 2000mL per day, preferably more plain water and mineral water (pH 6.5~8.5), less pure water (pH 6.0). Gout patients need to strictly avoid alcohol, especially beer and white wine, while red wine can be consumed in moderation. Alcohol is an important trigger for acute attacks of gout. Because ethanol not only increases the excretion of uric acid through the body’s lactic acid inhibiting the kidneys, but also promotes purine decomposition, directly raising blood uric acid. At the same time, wine itself contains purines, especially beer. In addition, gout patients can take sodium bicarbonate tablets to alkalize the urine to maintain the urine pH at 6.5~7.0 to help excretion of uric acid as prescribed by the doctor. Low purine diet is important Uric acid is the product of metabolism in the body, and purine is the source of uric acid production. The onset of gout is closely related to diet, and eating foods with too much purine can easily lead to hyperuricemia and gout. Daily diet should not eat or eat less food with high purine content, such as beef and animal offal, shrimp and crab and other seafood; eat less cocoa, coffee, etc. For gout patients, it is very beneficial to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and also moderate amounts of protein-containing foods, such as chicken and milk. At the same time, avoid overeating, do not eat fried and high-fat and high-calorie food. Don’t set the air conditioning temperature too low A good lifestyle is the key to preventing gout. Appropriate increase in outdoor activities and weight loss can have a good auxiliary effect on the metabolism of uric acid. But at the same time, it should be noted that strenuous exercise will make the body sweat more and reduce urine output, which will affect uric acid excretion. In addition, strenuous exercise may lead to joint damage, which also has the potential to increase the likelihood of gout attacks. The temperature of the joints in the feet, such as the big toe, is generally lower than the body surface temperature and is a good site for uric acid deposition. Gout patients try not to bare their feet in air-conditioned rooms, indoor air conditioning temperature should not be too low, pay special attention not to blow the wind directly against the foot joints. In addition, overwork and obesity are also risk factors for the development of gout, so it is necessary to pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and appropriate weight loss.