Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism, mainly produced by the cellular metabolic decomposition of nucleic acids and other purine compounds, as well as purines in food by the action of enzymes. Whether you can drink tea with high uric acid depends on whether drinking tea has any effect on uric acid concentration. There is no evidence to prove that drinking tea will lead to an increase in uric acid, generally tea does not contain high purines and does not affect uric acid excretion, and drinking tea will drink a lot of water, which can dilute the concentration of blood uric acid and increase the excretion of uric acid. However, patients are not recommended to drink too strong tea. High serum uric acid is mainly due to two types of causes: increased uric acid production and decreased uric acid excretion, and sometimes both of them coexist. Excessive uric acid production: This mainly includes both high purine dietary intake and increased metabolic production of endogenous purines. Food-induced uric acid production is proportional to the purine content of food, and purine-rich foods include mainly animal offal such as liver and kidney, and some seafood such as anchovies. The increase of endogenous purine metabolism in the body is mainly related to the synthesis and decomposition of purine; 80% of excessive uric acid production is due to endogenous production in the body. Decreased uric acid excretion: about 2/3 of uric acid is excreted through the kidneys, and the remaining 1/3 is excreted through extrarenal pathways such as the intestinal tract and biliary tract. About 90% of patients with persistent hyperuricemia have defects in renal processing of uric acid and show reduced uric acid excretion, including reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased tubular reabsorption, reduced tubular secretion and uric acid crystals deposited in the kidneys affecting the excretory function of the kidneys. Therefore, drinking ordinary tea will not lead to an increase in uric acid concentration, if you can therefore drink more water instead, it is beneficial to the excretion of uric acid, but it is recommended to drink light tea, and it is not recommended that patients drink strong tea.