Here are six common myths about gout

At present, gout is a very common joint disease, and many people are aware of it. But you may not have such a deep understanding of gout, and it is easy to walk into misunderstandings, so today we will take a look at those common misunderstandings about gout.

Myth 1: High blood uric acid = gout?

Gout is caused by high uric acid, because the body's metabolism is wrong, so it leads to an increase in blood uric acid, causing gout from children, but it does not mean that excessive blood uric acid will definitely get gout. If a person has gout, it must be high uric acid, but if a person has high uric acid, it is not necessarily gout. High uric acid is a necessary and inadequate condition for gout.

If only high uric acid occurs and gout is not found, it is necessary to go to the endocrinology and metabolism department. If you already have gout, you need to go to a rheumatologist. Pay attention to the distinction.

Myth 2: Eat fruits and vegetables casually?

Because it is necessary to limit the intake of purines in gout, and purines exist in a large amount in meat, some people may think that gout only needs to eat less meat, and vegetables and fruits can be eaten casually. But in fact, fructose-rich or sweetened beverages, fruit juices, and fruits are newly discovered risk factors for gout.

Myth 3: After gout is relieved, can blood uric acid control be "relaxed"?

After the acute phase of gout, it is more important to control uric acid levels to avoid the reversal of gout.

The uric acid control drugs prescribed by the doctor are not large, and if you follow the doctor's instructions, it will not cause harm.

Myth 4: Can you keep your mouth shut and stay away from gout?

Although it is true to say that gout needs to be controlled, just keeping the mouth shut is far from being far from gout.

There are data that more than 50% of gout patients are overweight, and about 3 to 4 have hypertension or hyperlipidemia. Therefore, it is not enough to control the diet alone, it is particularly important to lose weight, ** complicated diseases, and avoid the use of diuretics.

Myth 5: If you have gout, you don't have anything to do with seafood?

Studies have found that some soy products can lower uric acid levels, and seafood is not always high-purine foods. Consuming seafood that is low in purines, such as jellyfish and sea cucumbers, has little effect on people with gout.

Patients with gout should drink more water, and the daily water intake should be about 2000ml, which does not include drinking soup and other liquid foods (such as milk, soy milk, etc.) during meals. Patients with gout disease should drink "plain water" or weak tea.

Myth 6: Is gout a disease of old age?

Now, gout is no longer the preserve of the elderly, and more and more young people are starting to suffer from gout. Gout is more common in young men and less common in women. The main manifestations are joint redness, swelling, heat and pain, the first attack and the big toe joint, in addition to fish diet, usual fatigue, cold, joint trauma, excessive exercise are important factors.

The harm of gout is not only joint swelling and pain, but also some complications such as diabetes, gouty nephritis, kidney stones, etc., so it is not only necessary to adhere to gout, but also to prevent the occurrence of other diseases. Good health is the most important thing.

The main misunderstandings of gout are as follows, misconception one, that high blood uric acid must have gouty arthritis, obviously this understanding is wrong, many people in the physical examination, will find that the blood uric acid is high, that is, the so-called hyperuricemia, they feel that they will definitely get gouty arthritis.

Hyperuricemia refers to the fact that the serum uric acid level is significantly higher than the normal value under normal dietary adjustment, and the population is relatively large, but gout is not formed.

Myth 2, when gouty arthritis is acutely attacked, uric acid **, in fact, this idea is also wrong, under normal circumstances, for the acute attack of gouty arthritis, in fact, the main ** is to actively reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

Myth 3, gouty arthritis attack period after the need for **, obviously this understanding is wrong, we should usually focus on prevention, to prevent gouty arthritis acute attack, this is the most critical.

In terms of diet, we should pay attention to limiting purine foods as much as possible, pay attention to low-fat and low-sugar diets, high-quality protein and high-fiber diets, and properly alkalize urine, drink more water to promote uric acid excretion.

Myth 4: It is wrong to use antibiotics in the acute phase of gouty arthritis.

1.High blood uric acid is the main cause of gout, but high blood uric acid does not cause gout 100%, and some patients with hyperuricemia will not develop gout for life.

2.If the blood uric acid is not high, it is also possible to develop gout. When the gout emergency attack, the patient self-administered some uric acid-lowering drugs to reduce the pain, if the dosage is not standardized, and then check the uric acid after the medication, at this time, the blood uric acid concentration is not high, but it may still cause gout.

3.A very small number of patients are intolerant to urate-lowering drugs, and if some adverse reactions occur, as long as they are detected in time and treated in an outpatient clinic, they can recover as soon as possible.

4.Even if the joint is no longer painful, the medication cannot be stopped. Eating and stopping drugs on their own can easily lead to gout, uric acid value is high and low, and kidney function is easily damaged.

5.Gout needs to be treated formally**. Many friends mistakenly think that if they have gout, they just need to take some painkillers. In fact, gout does not heal on its own, and patients must receive regular treatment in order to control the progression of the disease and prevent gout from reversing.

6.Long-term drinking of soda does not lower blood uric acid levels. The soda sold on the market is different from the sodium bicarbonate tablets prescribed by doctors, although it has a certain effect of alkalizing urine, but the effect is far less than sodium bicarbonate tablets.

Some soda waters also contain added sugar, which increases the risk of gout, obesity and diabetes if consumed for a long time.

7.There is no direct relationship between whether you have gout or not and whether you are fat or thin. It's just that obese people are more likely to have elevated blood uric acid levels and a higher chance of developing gout.

8.Seafood beer, although known as gout**, does not necessarily cause gout. Seafood contains a lot of purines, and beer affects uric acid excretion, both of which are risk factors for gout. But a healthy person, occasionally eating seafood, drinking beer will not cause gout.

9.Gout patients are not absolutely forbidden to drink alcohol and eat seafood, but it is not a problem to drink a small sip once in a while. Generally, the consumption of low-purine seafood, such as sea cucumbers, jellyfish, seaweed, etc., can be almost unlimited.

10.Joint pain is not just gout. Joint pain is just one manifestation of gout, and not all joint pain is gout.

Diseases such as arthritis, synovitis, and sprains can also cause joint pain. To determine whether it is gout, it is necessary to make a comprehensive judgment through clinical examination, comprehensive medical history, symptoms, signs, blood uric acid measurement, imaging examination and other results.

The misconception of gout is that it is not as good as **, and it will be rechecked from time to time, which will lead to aggravation of the condition, and gout will damage the internal organs if it is serious! It can also cause chronic complications! So be sure to find a professional doctor for treatment!

1: It is best to eat more coarse grains, and you can selectively consume coarse grains with low purine content, such as millet and corn. Two:

Eat more soy products, tofu, dried tofu, soy milk, whole beans, and the intake should also be gradually reduced in order to not eat. Three: Do not drink tea, especially not when you have a gout attack.

Four: Purines are also strictly restricted during the remission period. Five:

It is best to eat a vegetarian diet, too little intake of meat vegetables will lead to malnutrition and decreased immunity. Six: Forbidden seafood, seaweed is a low purine food, gout patients moderate consumption is also good for improving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

The first high uric acid is equal to gout, the second gout is a geriatric disease, the third hyperuricemia does not need **, the fourth exercise intensity is as high as possible, and the fifth can be without taking medicine.

The first is the abuse of antibiotics, the second is not painful, the third is the abuse of hormones, the fourth is the refusal to take gout drugs, and the fifth is only relying on diet for gout.

Some people often take some anti-inflammatory drugs when they have gout, and even go to exercise. And will eat a lot of greasy food to replenish energy, do not eat eggs, do not drink water. These are all bad,

I know the following misunderstandings of gout, high uric acid is gout, gout will definitely increase blood uric acid when it attacks, effectively control the intake of high-purine foods, you can prevent gout, uric acid-lowering drugs should be used when gout attacks, and you also need to do some anti-infection**.

The diet of gout patients is important to pay attention to, and the following are eight questions that gout patients need to know.

OneWhat are vegetables that are high in purines? What are the ones with low purine content?

Most vegetables contain less purines, such as: radish, cucumber, carrot, eggplant, tomatoes, cabbage, yams, Chinese cabbage, kelp, potatoes, loofahs, etc. are vegetables with less purine. Vegetables with more purine content include spinach, leeks, lentils, peas, soybeans, soybeans and their products, cauliflower, beans, etc.

Two:What are the meats with relatively low purine content?

All kinds of meat contain some purine components, but they vary in quantity. The least abundant are eggs and milk, followed by fish, shrimp, etc., and the most purine content includes all kinds of meat, such as pork, beef and mutton, and relatively less chicken and duck. The content is extremely high in all kinds of animal offal, especially the brain, liver, kidney, heart, broth, etc.

IIIDo fruits contain purines?

In fact, most fruits are low-purine, gout patients can eat, but you need to pay attention to the amount of food, there are more fructose components in fruits, and excessive intake of fructose will also lead to an abnormal increase in uric acid, which may lead to gout attacks. Therefore, fruits can be eaten, but you need to be careful about the amount consumed.

FourthCan people with gout eat eggs and milk?

Eggs and milk are rich in protein and contain a variety of nutrients in addition to essential amino acids. Eggs and milk contain much less purines than meat and fish, so eggs and milk can be eaten by people with gout.

Five:Can gout patients consume oil?

Animal oil and vegetable oil contain less purines, but vegetable oil is less, and vegetable oil contains more unsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids have the effect of accelerating the decomposition of cholesterol and accelerating excretion, so it is better for gout patients to eat vegetable oil.

SixCan people with gout consume various beverages and coffee?

Beverages such as soda, sprite, cola, etc., contain almost no purines, so gout patients can drink them appropriately. However, coffee contains a small amount of purine, and contains strong stimulants: caffeine, caffeine can easily cause insomnia, palpitations, blood pressure rise, etc., so gout patients should not drink coffee drinks.

SevenCan people with gout drink tea?

Tea also contains a small amount of purine and caffeine, so for gout patients, tea drinking should also be moderate, and strong tea should not be drunk. It is still necessary to drink more plain water every day, and sufficient water can promote the excretion of uric acid.

EightCan people with gout consume ginseng?

The purine content in ginseng is negligible, so it can be consumed by gout sufferers. Ginseng has the effects of cardiotonic, diuretic, hypoglycemic, and digestive promotion, and can also be used to enhance human immunity and improve physical fitness, so gout patients can take it appropriately. But patients with high blood pressure are advised not to take it.

It should also be discontinued during an acute attack of gout. Do not drink tea and eat radish during the re-taking of ginseng to avoid weakening the effect of ginseng.