Some Basic Gout And Uric Acid Information
There is a family history of gout and uric acid being an issue with my in-laws, and I was educated in a very slight way what foods might cause a gouty episode. Foods that have high purine content and alcohol are important to avoid. Since we have children now, we are watching ourselves for possible symptoms to avoid getting gout.
It came to my attention during questioning with my doctor on what types of illnesses my family members had. One of the questions was does anyone suffer from gout. I figured that we should do some research to understand this illness a bit better.
What the experts say is that there are normal amounts of uric acid in people normally. Uric acid is a waste which comes from cells dying and then releasing purines, which also comes from food. If you have an excessive amount of uric acid flowing in your blood then you can get hyperuricemia.
If a person has hyperuricemia for many years usually more than 20 years then too much excess uric acid gets stored all through the person's body and then it's possible for the uric acid to crystallize into sodium urate. Then what can happen is that the crystals can accumulate in the persons joints which then sets them up for a painful attack of gout.
It is important to then seek ways to lower uric acid to a level that is considered normal so that they don't end up getting the terrible results of gout or hyperuricemia. They must seek help from a physician who can advise them how to lower their uric acid.
A doctor will know that a blood test will be needed to find out the amount of serum uric acid that is present in the persons body.
To avoid getting gout you might need to go on medicine, or just change some habits that could be making gout symptoms arise.
Sometimes a person who is considered obese, which is when the body fat ratio is out of balance with the height of a person. This overweight condition means that the person is around 4 times more likely to end up with gouty condition than a person of normal weight. Keeping weight off will reduce your risk of getting gout.
It is important to watch your weight for other reasons as well, such as lessoning your risk of blood-pressure problems and decreases risk of heart disease. It is important to note that researchers are connecting the possibility that kidney disease, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, is being cause by the high uric levels of acid in people. - 17268
It came to my attention during questioning with my doctor on what types of illnesses my family members had. One of the questions was does anyone suffer from gout. I figured that we should do some research to understand this illness a bit better.
What the experts say is that there are normal amounts of uric acid in people normally. Uric acid is a waste which comes from cells dying and then releasing purines, which also comes from food. If you have an excessive amount of uric acid flowing in your blood then you can get hyperuricemia.
If a person has hyperuricemia for many years usually more than 20 years then too much excess uric acid gets stored all through the person's body and then it's possible for the uric acid to crystallize into sodium urate. Then what can happen is that the crystals can accumulate in the persons joints which then sets them up for a painful attack of gout.
It is important to then seek ways to lower uric acid to a level that is considered normal so that they don't end up getting the terrible results of gout or hyperuricemia. They must seek help from a physician who can advise them how to lower their uric acid.
A doctor will know that a blood test will be needed to find out the amount of serum uric acid that is present in the persons body.
To avoid getting gout you might need to go on medicine, or just change some habits that could be making gout symptoms arise.
Sometimes a person who is considered obese, which is when the body fat ratio is out of balance with the height of a person. This overweight condition means that the person is around 4 times more likely to end up with gouty condition than a person of normal weight. Keeping weight off will reduce your risk of getting gout.
It is important to watch your weight for other reasons as well, such as lessoning your risk of blood-pressure problems and decreases risk of heart disease. It is important to note that researchers are connecting the possibility that kidney disease, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, is being cause by the high uric levels of acid in people. - 17268
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