If you don't drink or eat seafood, why does gout come to you?

Recently, Xiao Li, who was only 24 years old, suddenly had red, swollen and painful big toes after exercising, which was unbearable and unable to perform normal activitie.

Carefully inquired about Xiao Li's eating habits, it turned out that Xiao Li likes to drink milk tea very much, at least one cup a da.

First, let's understand how gout is formed? Gout is a clinical syndrome of tissue damage caused by the disorder of purine metabolism leading to elevated blood uric acid and monosodium urate depositio.

It can be seen that excessive uric acid is the main culprit in triggering gout attack.

Since milk tea does not contain purines, why does drinking milk tea cause gout? This is because a large amount of fructose is added to sugar-sweetened beverages such as milk tea and cola sold on the market, and fructose is phosphorylated by fructokinase in the liver to produce a large amount of nucleotides, which will accumulate uric aci.

What can't be ignored is that fructose is prone to obesity, and obesity is a risk factor for hyperuricemia and gout attack.

Some patients say that I don't drink milk tea and my weight is norma.

This may be due to genetic factor.

In addition to fructose, obesity and genetic factors, some drugs can also cause uric acid to ris.

All in all, the occurrence of gout is not only due to drinking and eating seafood, but also the result of the joint action of many influencing factor.

Drink more water and increase urination

Make sure to drink more than 2000mL of water per day, preferably boiled water, soda water and light te.

Change bad habits

Gout patients should maintain a low-purine diet in their daily life, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, avoid smoking and alcohol, and maintain a regular daily routine and healthy eating habit.

Moderate exercise and weight control

Maintaining moderate exercise can not only consume calories and lose weight, but also improve metabolism and promote uric acid excretio.

Author: Liao Junlan

Instructor: Zhang Jianyong, Department of Rheumatology, Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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