The harm of high uric acid

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Some time ago, I went to the hospital to check uric acid, more than 500, surprised! I've heard that high uric acid is a precursor of gout. I'm a little worried. As soon as possible, the treatment has achieved initial results. Let me talk about the harm of high uric acid.

The harm of high uric acid

First: high uric acid is the direct cause of gout, especially in patients with long-term excessive high uric acid, the risk of gout is the largest. Gout is a kind of refractory arthritis, can cause systemic abnormal symptoms, such as the elderly limb swelling, pain, get up joint pain, limb movement difficulties belong to the symptoms of gout.

Second: the short-term high uric acid value is not very harmful to the kidney of patients. Generally, it is due to the high blood uric acid for a long time, which brings a pathological damage to the renal function.

Third: persistent hyperuricemia may cause uric acid crystals and urate crystals to deposit in the renal pelvis, ureter, renal tubules and renal interstitium, causing renal damage and kidney stones.

matters needing attention

Patients with high uric acid diet must pay attention to low purine food, moderate purine food appropriate intake, strictly prohibit the intake of high purine food, drink more water to promote the excretion of uric acid, strictly prohibit drinking, alcohol is not good for the recovery of patients, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.