It is estimated that there are about 12 million gout patients and 120 million people with high blood uric acid values (about 10% of the total population) in China, with values catching up or even catching up with the incidence of diabetes (92 million), hypertension (200 million) and dyslipidemia (200 million); a survey of 300,000 retired people in Nanjing showed that 7.68% of the elderly have high uric acid, and the older they are, the higher the rate of the disease. Not only China, but also the “fourth highest” has become a global problem. The prevalence of hyperuricemia in Europe and the United States ranges from 2% to 18%. A survey in Japan showed that nearly 20% of adult men, especially white-collar men, suffer from hyperuricemia.
Uric acid is the metabolic end product of the breakdown of purine nucleotides in the body, which can be considered as the body’s “garbage”. The human body has a “funnel” that can hold 1200 mg of uric acid, 600 mg of new production and 600 mg of excretion per day. However, once there is too much uric acid in the “funnel”, or if there is a problem with the “funnel”, there is no way to excrete uric acid through the kidneys in a timely manner, and uric acid will be carried into the bloodstream. When the concentration of uric acid in the blood exceeds normal, it will be clinically diagnosed as “hyperuricemia”, which is reflected in the medical report as “high uric acid”. This kind of people once by drinking alcohol, work stress and many other factors stimulation, may lead to acute gouty arthritis attack, Xiao Li’s toe sudden severe pain is caused by this.
High uric acid is also a disease that is more prevalent in men than in women. The ratio of men to women is about 20:1, with men accounting for 78.1%-95% and women accounting for only about 5%. The high incidence group for men is middle-aged and elderly, while women appear only after menopause when they no longer secrete estrogen. With the improvement of people’s living standards, the proportion of high-protein, high-fat, high-calorie foods in the diet structure is gradually increasing, animal offal, seafood, mushrooms, beans and other foods rich in purines, although they are nutritious and good, eating too much can cause an increase in uric acid.
In particular, three types of people should pay special attention to.
1, people who often drink alcohol.
Especially beer, which contains a lot of purines, a bottle of beer can make uric acid rise twice. So frequent drinkers should pay attention to three months to go to the hospital to check whether the uric acid value in the blood exceeds the standard.
2.People who are busy and under pressure at work.
Do not pay attention to rest, strain, stress will also increase the possibility of the onset of high uric acid, especially long sitting in the office does not exercise white-collar workers.
3, the kidney function degenerates people.
The elderly, due to the degeneration of the body function, the kidney function is weakened, no ability to excrete uric acid in a timely manner, will lead to a high value of uric acid in the blood.
And once the uric acid is high, it is most likely to hurt the following four parts.
1, easy gout in the joints.
Long-term elevation of uric acid in the blood will make uric acid salt deposits in the joints and surrounding tissues, toes, ankles, knee joints and other places will appear acute severe pain, redness and swelling; if arthritis recurring attacks, it is possible to form gout stones, resulting in joint deformity, and even can not walk, hold things.
2, the latent “kidney killer”.
Hyperuricemia first damage is the kidneys, can cause acute and chronic uric acid nephropathy and uric acid nephrolithiasis. Long-term patients with hyperuricemia are likely to develop chronic kidney damage, abnormal kidney morphology, decreased kidney function, and even failure.
3, aggravate cardiovascular disease.
If hyperuricemia is not actively controlled and treated, it can also contribute to or aggravate atherosclerosis and cause cardiovascular disease. Research shows that the incidence of acute heart attack in gout patients is 26% higher than normal people.
4, and other metabolic diseases affect each other.
High uric acid is usually accompanied by the “three highs” together, affecting each other, mutual cause and effect. For example, 10%-30% of obesity patients are accompanied by high uric acid, while 20%-50% of hyperuricemia patients are suffering from diabetes.
In fact, during a physical examination, an elevated uric acid value in the blood is a sign of “unhealthiness” and needs to be taken seriously. To really stay away from high uric acid, experts recommend the following two principles.
Three more: drink more water, if you find yourself high uric acid, drink at least 2,000 ml of water every day to increase the amount of urine, as much as possible to excrete excessive uric acid, the amount should be increased in summer; eat more alkaline food, such as vegetables, milk, fruit, rice and noodles, etc., to increase the amount of alkali reserves in the body, which helps to reduce uric acid, especially in summer with corn husk and corn pod leaves boiled water, drinking, the best effect of lowering uric acid; eat more soda-type food The effect of high uric acid can be neutralized. Usually, you may want to carry a little soda crackers, each time you eat a little after socializing, to reduce uric acid.
Four less: eat less purine food, such as animal offal, seafood, meat, tofu, etc.; eat less hot pot, shabu once hot pot than a meal intake of purine 10 times higher, or even dozens of times; take less to reduce the excretion of uric acid drugs, such as tachyphylaxis and diuretics such as dihydrocoumarin, as well as some antihypertensive drugs, etc.; less intake of calories and fat, obesity can cause endocrine system disorders, accelerated purine metabolism may also lead to Increased blood uric acid concentration.