Eating gout starts with eating? Doctor: Do these 4 points in your daily diet, or you can control the disease!

Everyone must have heard of "gout", which is a relatively common and very complex type of arthritis in China.

　　Its first attack is often sudden, and the patient will feel a sudden inflammatory reaction such as abnormal pain, edema, redness and swelling in a small joint of the body , and the symptoms can last for several hours, days or weeks. Pain is often unbearable.

　　According to the current clinical data, gout is actually a crystal-related joint disease , and its pathogenesis is based on hyperuricemia . When the blood uric acid level in the patient exceeds the standard, uric acid will precipitate urate crystals and begin to deposit in the patient's joints, eventually causing acute joint inflammation .

　　With the continuous development of the patient's condition, many problems such as tophi and joint deformity may occur in the future, which will seriously affect their quality of life.

　　In order to treat gout, adjustments need to be made from two aspects. The first is that patients should actively cooperate with doctors to use various drugs to control the development , and the second is to reduce the chance of gout attacks through dietary adjustments . For example, the following dietary details may be helpful for disease control:

1. Choose low-fat milk or yogurt

　　Relevant research studies have shown that both short-term and long-term intake of dairy products by adults, especially skim milk, low-calorie yogurt , etc., will reduce blood uric acid levels and have the effect of controlling hyperuricemia.

　　Moreover, milk contains components , which have anti-inflammatory effects, which can reduce the chance of recurrent gout by reducing the inflammatory reaction of monosodium urate in the joints ;

2. Avoid high-purine foods

　　In fact, uric acid is the end-stage product of purine metabolism in the body, and there are two main parts of purine in the human body. The first is the purine substance produced internally, which is beyond our control. The second is the intake of purines .

　　Judging from the current clinical data, red meat, seafood, animal offal, various soups, etc. are all high-purine foods, which may cause fluctuations in blood uric acid levels and gout attacks. Therefore, patients should reduce their consumption in daily life;

　　3. Don't drink alcohol

　　In clinical practice in China, many gout patients develop sudden onset, in fact, after a large amount of alcohol abuse. The reason for this is because alcohol produces a certain amount of lactic acid in the process of human metabolism , which can inhibit the ability of the kidneys to excrete uric acid .

　　At the same time, some fermented wines originally contain a lot of purines. In addition, during the drinking process, high-calorie foods are often consumed , which naturally increases the possibility of gout attacks. Therefore, it is necessary for people who already suffer from gout to avoid drinking alcohol;

4. Control heat

　　Relevant studies have shown that obesity is one of the high-risk factors for gout. It not only increases the incidence of gout, but also obese people develop gout at a relatively younger age. Generally, the higher the BMI, the higher the risk of gout.

　　Therefore, for obese people, it is not only necessary to limit the intake of purine foods, but also to control the total calorie intake throughout the day and eat more light foods, whole grains and vegetables.

　　It should be emphasized here that dietary adjustment is only part of the prevention and treatment of gout.

　　You must know that no food can replace drugs to treat the disease, so patients should seek medical help as soon as possible after the onset of the disease, and use relevant drugs to control the development of the disease according to the doctor’s recommendations, and then coordinate with life, diet, exercise and other aspects of adjustment. Avoid gout attacks again.