Elevated blood uric acid may be related to genetics, drugs, bad habits and other factors, methods to reduce blood uric acid mainly include lifestyle intervention and drug therapy.
1. Intervention of lifestyle: patients who need to reduce blood uric acid should drink as much water as possible, a large amount of water intake can promote the excretion of uric acid, diet should pay attention to avoid animal offal, broth, crustaceans and other high purine content of food, as far as possible to choose skimmed milk, eggs, brown rice, and purine content of low fruits and vegetables, to avoid staying up all night, and pay attention to the combination of work and rest.
2. Medication: Drugs that reduce the concentration of uric acid in the blood, such as febuxostat and allopurinol, can effectively help patients to control the level of uric acid in the body, and also sodium bicarbonate and citrate can be taken to alkalize the urine in order to prevent the formation of uric acid renal stones.
Patients with high uric acid can go to the endocrinology department of regular hospitals, rheumatology and immunology departments and other related departments for detailed consultation, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.