Information On Gout And Uric Acid
Since close relatives in my family suffered from gout and uric acid pain, we became aware of the foods they needed to avoid like purine rich foods, and alcohol. There is always a concern that some family illnesses can be passed down to our children.
My husbands mother had many conditions as she aged and gout was one of them. With the world at our fingertips it was easy for me to do a quick bit of research to get a grasp of what this is caused from in case my family doctor wants to know.
My research basically found that small amounts of uric acid is normally found in humans and is waste produced by dying cells that release purines, your body can also absorb purines from food. When there is too much uric acid in your blood then a condition called hyperuricemia occurs.
When hyperuricemia is a problem for a person for a long time, say over 18-20 years, an excess of uric acid is throughout their body and the uric acid turns into crystalized sodium urate, these crystals will form in joints which causes the person a lot of pain and that is called gout.
It becomes necessary for the person to lower their uric acid levels which will help to prevent getting sick from the symptoms of hyperuricemia and gout. Your doctor will work with you to help It is important to work with your physician to monitor your gout and your uric acid level.
You must visit your doctor and get him to take blood to test and measure. He test the blood for what is called serum uric acid levels.
Sometimes medication will be needed to lower your uric acid level. It is also important to change bad lifestyle habits that may be causing gout episodes.
Being overweight is a contributing factor in getting gout, for example if you are considered obese, then your body fat ratio is off balance with your height. This means that you could be increasing your risk for getting gout by four times. Maintaining a healthy weight is a major factor to keep from getting sick with gout.
A healthy weight keeps people from getting heart disease and high blood pressure as well, and there is research suggesting that hypertension and cardiovascular disease and even kidney related diseases may come from uric acid being too high. - 17273
My husbands mother had many conditions as she aged and gout was one of them. With the world at our fingertips it was easy for me to do a quick bit of research to get a grasp of what this is caused from in case my family doctor wants to know.
My research basically found that small amounts of uric acid is normally found in humans and is waste produced by dying cells that release purines, your body can also absorb purines from food. When there is too much uric acid in your blood then a condition called hyperuricemia occurs.
When hyperuricemia is a problem for a person for a long time, say over 18-20 years, an excess of uric acid is throughout their body and the uric acid turns into crystalized sodium urate, these crystals will form in joints which causes the person a lot of pain and that is called gout.
It becomes necessary for the person to lower their uric acid levels which will help to prevent getting sick from the symptoms of hyperuricemia and gout. Your doctor will work with you to help It is important to work with your physician to monitor your gout and your uric acid level.
You must visit your doctor and get him to take blood to test and measure. He test the blood for what is called serum uric acid levels.
Sometimes medication will be needed to lower your uric acid level. It is also important to change bad lifestyle habits that may be causing gout episodes.
Being overweight is a contributing factor in getting gout, for example if you are considered obese, then your body fat ratio is off balance with your height. This means that you could be increasing your risk for getting gout by four times. Maintaining a healthy weight is a major factor to keep from getting sick with gout.
A healthy weight keeps people from getting heart disease and high blood pressure as well, and there is research suggesting that hypertension and cardiovascular disease and even kidney related diseases may come from uric acid being too high. - 17273
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