Food and Uric Acid

Food and Uric Acid

Uric acid is a purine metabolic waste substances from the food we eat. It is also a byproduct from the breakdown of cells in the blood.

Purine itself is a substance contained in any food that comes from the living body. In other words, in the living body there is this purine substances, and because we eat these creatures, then moves into purine substance in our body. Various vegetables and fruits also contained purine. Purine also resulted from the destruction of body cells that occurs normally or because of certain diseases.

Normally, uric acid will be released in the body through the stool (feces) and urine, but because the kidneys are unable to remove uric acid that is causing rising levels in the body. Another thing that can increase uric acid levels is that we consume too many foods that contain lots of purines. Excess uric acid will then be collected in the joints, causing pain or swelling.

Patients with gout after undergoing appropriate treatment can be treated so that the levels of uric acid in the body back to normal. But because the body there is the potential buildup of uric acid, it is recommended to control food intake so as to avoid food containing purines.

Brief conclusion about uric acid

Symptoms of Uric Acid

* Tingling and pains

* Pain, especially at night or early morning waking

* The joints affected by gout visible swelling, redness, heat and incredible pain at night and morning.

Uric Acid Solutions Solve

* Conduct treatment until uric acid levels returned to normal. Normal levels are 2.4 to 6 for women and 3.0 to 7 for men.

* Control of food consumed.

* Drink plenty of water. By drinking lots of water, we can help get rid of purines in the body.

Avoid foods that (contains many purine)

* Side dishes such as organ meats, liver, kidney, spleen, tripe, intestines, lungs and brain.

* Seafood such as shrimp, scallops, squid, crab.

* Food cans are like corned beef and sardines.

* Meat, eggs, broth or gravy is thick.

* Legumes such as soybeans (including processed products like tempeh, tauco, oncom, soy milk), peanuts, green beans, bean sprouts, melinjo, chips.

* Vegetables such as spinach leaves, kale, cassava leaves, asparagus, cauliflower, green beans.

* Fruits such as durian, avocado, pineapple, coconut water.

* Drinks and foods containing alcohol such as beer, whiskey, wine, tape, palm wine.