Elevated blood uric acid is associated with abnormal purine metabolism in the body or reduced uric acid excretion. Drinking lemon in water cannot reduce uric acid, but it has a certain auxiliary effect on the reduction of uric acid.
Lemon water is rich in vitamin C, in the body after metabolism will produce a large number of alkaline substances, so that the urine tends to alkaline, this process can promote the uric acid excreted from the body. And lemon water is rich in water, is also conducive to the discharge of uric acid, so appropriate consumption of lemon water to reduce uric acid has a certain auxiliary effect.
Patients with high blood uric acid also need a low purine diet, avoid seafood, animal offal and other high purine food intake, appropriate exercise.
It is recommended that patients with high blood uric acid go to the endocrinology department of regular hospitals, rheumatology and immunology departments and other related departments for detailed consultation.