Can you drink milk if you have high uric acid?

  Whether you can drink milk with high uric acid depends mainly on whether milk has any effect on uric acid concentration.  Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism, mainly produced by the cellular metabolic decomposition of nucleic acids and other purine compounds and the enzymatic decomposition of purines in food. A low purine diet is a dietary principle that should be strictly adhered to by patients with hyperuricemia. All foods with low purine content can be consumed, such as most vegetables, fruits, dairy products, rice and noodles, which have low purine content and are suitable for daily consumption. However, high purine diet should be avoided into, such as seafood, animal offal, beans, mushrooms, thick broth, beer, white wine, yellow wine, etc. Moreover, since patients with hyperuricemia are prone to combine chronic diseases such as fatty liver and diabetes, their daily diet should be adjusted according to their weight, blood lipids and blood sugar level in addition to adhering to the principle of low purine. For example, for patients with combined diabetes, in addition to a low purine diet, the intake of staple foods such as rice and noodles should not be too high; and for patients with combined hyperlipidemia, in addition to a low purine diet, the intake of fatty foods should not be too high.  Generally, milk is not rich in purines, so patients with high uric acid can drink milk appropriately. However, since patients with hyperuricemia are prone to combine chronic diseases such as fatty liver and diabetes, in addition to adhering to the principle of low purine, they should also pay attention to a low sugar and low fat diet, so it is recommended that patients with high uric acid drink low-fat, sugar-free milk.  Therefore, it is possible for patients with high uric acid to drink milk, but it is recommended that they drink low-fat, sugar-free milk.