Uric acid - a substance that interferes with normal life

What is uric acid? Where does it come from and how to fight it? Answering these questions can be a comprehensive approach to this serious problem. Uric acid is the end product of a complex protein metabolism of the human body. In a healthy person, surpluses of this acid are excreted from the body through the digestive tract and the genitourinary system. There are two reasons for the excess appearance of uric acid in the body:

• Inadequate removal of it from the body (insufficient kidney function);
• Excessive synthesis of acid in the liver.

Surpluses of this acid accumulate in the kidneys and crystallize. The process of crystallization can occur in a variety of organs: in the eyes, in the joints, heart, intestines, stomach.

Gout is noted predominantly in men aged 40 to 50 years. Over 20% of cases are hereditary. The development of this disease can arise due to many factors. They include: malnutrition, non-observance of a normal lifestyle, infectious pathologies, taking medicines.

If you are concerned about uric acid, a diet in this case is one of the main ways to restore health. Always in case of increasing the amount of acid in the body, diet should be prescribed. For a special diet, dairy products (cottage cheese, milk, sour cream, cheese, yogurt) are most suitable. It is allowed to use low-fat varieties of fish, meat, poultry, but only boiled ones. Sometimes allowed to pamper yourself with stews. Every day you can eat one egg. You can use vegetable fats, cream and melted butter. Bread is better to eat with bran. In unlimited quantities you can consume fruits and vegetables. Try to limit the consumption of spices and different sweets. Replace the buns and cakes with dried fruits. You can drink juices, coffee with milk, compotes, weak tea and broth of wild rose.

Uric acid in excessive amounts says that it's time to refuse sausage, liver, fatty or smoked fish, canned fish, meat broths, offal, pickles, sauces, alcohol, chocolate, horseradish, mustard and pepper. Also you can not eat beans, peas, cocoa, salted cheese, strong tea, mushrooms, sorrel and rhubarb.

Once a week, it is necessary to arrange unloading days. These days you can eat either milk or vegetables or fruits. These days, you should drink plenty of fluids.

An increase in the amount of uric acid in the body is called hyperuricemia. It is usually considered the most frequent sign of gout. To detect the presence of gout, an urine acid test should be performed. About the disease can only testify to the level of acid in the body.

It is quite possible a sharp increase in the level of acid due to excessive loads, alcohol consumption, prolonged fasting. Increasing its level can be caused by eating foods rich in carbohydrates and fats.

Uric acid, or rather its amount, can be normalized with the help of certain medications called diuretics. Since our time there is a sufficiently large number of different drugs that effectively reduce the level of acid. These include drugs such as allopurinol, benzobromarone. All these drugs proved to be effective, but they should be taken only at the doctor's prescription, after carrying out all the necessary examinations and tests.

Uric acid, treatment with folk remedies: the use of infusion from the mountaineer grass (1 part), strawberries (2 parts), black currant leaves (2 parts) helps a lot. This mixture is poured into a glass of boiling water. It is taken three times a day for 2 tbsp. Spoons.