What you should pay attention to when you have gout

  1, reasonable choice of diet: diet and the occurrence of gout are most closely related. Many people eat and drink as a kind of enjoyment and enjoy it. The most important cause of hyperuricemia is the excessive consumption of high purine food, which is the culprit of gout. Sometimes after a full meal of wine and meat during the day, the same night there will be red, swollen and painful joints. Therefore, regulating the diet is an important part of preventing gout attacks. Gout patients should be extra “careful” about their diet.  The staple food for gout patients should be mainly fine grains, such as fine flour pasta, fine rice, etc.. It is not advisable to eat coarse grains. This is because the purine content in fine grain products is less than that of coarse grains.  It is not advisable to drink strong tea and coffee drinks, tea and coffee contain a small amount of purines and stimulants caffeine. Especially to avoid drinking alcohol, alcohol in the ethanol to increase the body lactic acid, and lactic acid can affect the kidneys to excrete uric acid easy to cause urinary stones. Ethanol can also increase the synthesis of purines in the body. Especially beer in the fermentation process can produce a lot of purine is very unfavorable to gout patients, should be prohibited to drink.  2, adequate water intake: ensure that 2000ML of plain water every day, excluding milk soup, rice and other liquid food. About 70% of the body’s uric acid is eliminated from the kidneys, the daily urine volume should reach 1800ML, indicating that the water intake is sufficient. It is conducive to the excretion of uric acid. Summer sweating water consumption should be increased.  3, pay attention to the regularity of life: work and rest on time, regular meals, seven minutes full is appropriate, maintain the ideal weight, avoid exertion and mental stimulation.  4, appropriate exercise: gradually increase the amount of exercise, exercise appropriate, not too much. Prohibit strenuous exercise such as soccer, fast running, ice skating, swimming, mountain climbing, etc.. Strenuous activity causes excessive lactic acid production in the body, which increases uric acid and causes gouty arthritis attacks; 5. Regular medical checkups: Regularly check blood uric acid to facilitate gout treatment. Regular testing of blood sugar, liver and kidney function, ultrasound, renal chart, X-ray, EKG, etc. for early detection of heart, liver and kidney lesions and early treatment.  6, effective drug treatment: suffer from gout to find a rheumatologist system formal treatment. Combination of Chinese and Western medicine is effective, but the medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor and should be adhered to.  7, careful use of some drugs: while actively taking medication to treat gout, it should also be noted that some drugs are best not used or used with caution. These drugs are penicillin, tetracycline, diuretics, compound antihypertensive drugs containing diuretics, vitamin B1, B2, aspirin, anti-TB drugs, niacin, warfarin, etc.. This is because these drugs affect uric acid excretion. In addition, vitamin C and vitamin D should also be used with caution because they promote the formation of urinary stones and accelerate the damage to the kidneys of gout patients.