Know about Uric Acid

Uric acid is often experienced by many people today. Even people who are still considered young, this disease is also often overwritten. Actually, what this disease? What are the symptoms, causes, and solutions? As well as what foods to be taboo? Here we will discuss it.

The definition of uric acid is a purine metabolism substances originating from the food we eat. This is also the effect of splitting the cells in the blood.

Purines are substances contained in any food that comes from living bodies. In other words, there are living things in the body of this purine substances, and because we eat living things, hence the move to the purine substances in our body. Various vegetables and fruits are also purine. Purine is also made from the results the destruction of body cells which occur 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 increased levels in the body. Another thing that can increase uric acid levels is that we consume too much food that contains many purine. Excess uric acid will then be collected at the joints, causing pain or swelling.

Gout patients who have undergone appropriate treatment can be treated so that the levels of uric acid in the body back to normal. But because there is a potential buildup in the body of uric acid, it is recommended that control the food consumed in order to avoid food that contains a lot of purines.
Brief conclusions about uric acid

Symptoms of Uric Acid

    * Pins and rheumatic pain
    * Pain, especially at night or early morning waking
    * Joints gout affected by visible swelling, redness, heat and incredible pain at night and morning.

Solutions to overcome the uric acid

    * Conduct of treatment until the uric acid levels returned to normal. Normal levels are 2.4 to 6 for women and 3.0 to 7 for males.
    * Control of food consumed.
    * Drink plenty of water. With drink plenty of water, we can help dispose of purines in the body.

Avoid foods (containing many purine)

    * Side dishes such as organ meats, liver, kidney, spleen, tripe, intestines, lungs and brain.
    * Seafood such as shrimp, clams, squid, crabs.
    * Foods are like corned beef and canned sardines.
    * Meat, eggs, broth or gravy thick.
    * Nuts such as soybean (including processed products such as tempeh, Tauco, Oncom, soy milk), peanuts, green beans, bean sprout, melinjo, chips.
    * Vegetables such as spinach leaves, water spinach, 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, wine.

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