High blood uric acid may be caused by non-disease causes, such as drug factors, food factors, etc.; but it may also be caused by pathological causes, such as kidney disease, blood system diseases, etc.
1. Non-disease causes:
(1) Drug factors: If you take diuretics, vitamin C, warfarin and other drugs for a long time, it can cause the increase of blood uric acid level in the body.
(2) Food factors: large intake of high purine food, such as animal offal, beef, lamb, scallops, oysters, sardines, and excessive alcohol consumption can also cause elevated blood uric acid levels.
2. Pathologic causes:
(1) Kidney diseases: common diseases such as nephrotic syndrome, diabetic nephropathy, etc., can cause reduced uric acid excretion due to renal insufficiency, reduced glomerular filtration rate, etc., and increase blood uric acid.
(2) Blood system diseases: common diseases such as acute and chronic leukemia, multiple myeloma, hemolytic anemia, etc., can be caused by a large number of cell destruction, accelerated metabolism of nucleic acids, which leads to increased blood uric acid.
In addition, there are many other reasons that can cause high blood uric acid, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to identify the causes and actively cooperate with doctors for treatment.