Why tuberculosis should not eat seafood

Tuberculosis patients are not able to eat seafood, the reason is that tuberculosis patients are the main principle of treatment with the combination of anti-tuberculosis drugs, drugs such as pyrazinamide, due to long-term use will produce side effects of drugs, mainly manifested as uric acid metabolism disorders, causing hyperuricemia. If you eat seafood such as lobster, sea shells, sea snails, sea fish, etc. at this time, these foods contain very high purines, and too much intake will increase the content of uric acid in the blood, further increasing the metabolic burden of the kidneys and greatly damaging the function of the kidneys. Therefore, it is not recommended for tuberculosis patients to eat seafood while taking anti-tuberculosis drugs.