Can soda lower uric acid?

The main component of soda is sodium bicarbonate, which has the effect of alkalinizing urine and can reduce the risk of gouty kidney stones, but sodium bicarbonate cannot reduce blood uric acid. To lower blood uric acid should first control diet, such as not to use all kinds of broth, animal offal, all kinds of alcohol, seafood products, and meat containing too much purine, and also pay attention to drinking more water to promote uric acid excretion. If the blood uric acid cannot be controlled within the normal range through diet, treatment with uric acid-lowering drugs should be considered. Further examination of blood uric acid and 24-hour uric acid levels can be performed to clarify the specific type of increased uric acid, such as the type with increased uric acid production, and drugs that inhibit uric acid production such as allopurinol or febuxostat can be used. In case of impaired uric acid excretion, drugs that promote uric acid excretion such as benzbromarone can be chosen for treatment.