Gout is a disease caused by long-term disorders of purine metabolism and increased blood uric acid. Clinical manifestations include recurrent episodes of acute arthritis, gout stone formation, joint deformities, and gouty nephropathy. It is mostly seen in middle-aged, obese men and postmenopausal women. What are the causes of gout? With the change in people’s living standard and diet structure, more and more people suffer from gout due to poor diet and living habits. The number of gout patients is not only increasing every year, but also the age group of the disease is decreasing, with the youngest being only 10 years old. So what are the causes of gout in daily life? Why is summer a gout-prone period? 1, water loss fast summer heat, sweating, the body water loss fast. If you do not replenish water in time, it will reduce the amount of urine compared to other seasons, and the excretion of uric acid will be insufficient, thus triggering gout. 2, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor summer stay in the air-conditioned room is a natural beauty, but too cool, will lead to large temperature changes, fast, easy to induce gout. 3, “crawfish with beer” to attract disease Jerk, crawfish and beer with, can be said to be the summer standard. When meeting with friends to have a good snack, people always do not pay attention to excessive drinking and excessive intake of high purine food. High purine foods can lead to an increase in uric acid levels and trigger acute gout. What are the dangers of gout and what should we do? Gout not only brings sudden joint pain, redness and swelling to patients, but also may cause a variety of complications. And once the symptoms of gout appear, patients will face the torture of disease recurrence, which seriously affects daily life. In order to avoid gout, it is actually necessary to “keep your mouth shut and your legs open” in daily life. Gout is not terrible, it is recommended that we pay attention in daily life to eat less high-fat, high purine food; appropriate fitness exercise, weight control; discretionary alcohol consumption, especially beer. Don’t forget to drink more water in your daily life to eliminate uric acid and other metabolites from your body through urination. Once symptoms appear, you must immediately seek medical attention to avoid further deterioration of the condition.