Although high uric acid is closely related to gout, it cannot be said that high uric acid is equivalent to gout. It can be said that uric acid is a prerequisite for gout. People with gout must have high uric acid, and vice versa. Not all uric acid will eventually develop into gout.
If uric acid is found to be rising, but it is not taken seriously, then after a long time, there may be a greater probability of becoming gout. The progress of gout also has different stages. The first stage is asymptomatic hyperuricemia, also known as "replacement period". After several tests, if uric acid exceeds the standard, it will attract attention. Then there is the prophase of gout. At this stage, there are also acute symptoms and intermittent periods. The onset time is different and the duration is different.
For people with acute symptoms of gout, it is even more painful, and the joints are swollen and painful, especially at night, which is very easy to attack and can't sleep well at night. With the rapid development of gout, it is very easy to have gout stones. If it continues to develop, various complications may come to you. If there is no active treatment, the longer it is delayed, the greater the harm to physical and mental health. So, how should we treat gout people?
What should gout patients do to reduce uric acid and prevent gout recurrence?
If it is asymptomatic hyperuricemia, you need to pay attention to prevent gout. Usually, we must change our lifestyle immediately, especially in diet and exercise, immediately reduce uric acid and pay attention to weight control. High uric acid is related to eating too many foods with high purine content, so we should eat less of these ingredients, such as seafood, animal offal, thick bone soup, fat meat, Pleurotus ostreatus, bean sprouts and other fruits and vegetables. However, if there is a subacute attack, in other words, there is a situation, you need to take the medicine immediately. For people with gout, the types of drugs that must be used may be different according to their personal circumstances. You can analyze it according to your physical condition, and the one that suits you is stronger.
Also pay attention to limit the intake of foods with high purine content, and often eat foods with low purine content, such as wax gourd, wax gourd, tomato, water chestnut, sweet potato, milk, potatoes, etc., to reduce the formation of uric acid in the body. You also need to drink water regularly every day. It is best to drink 2000mL of water every day, just plain water, or soak dandelion flowers and corn stigma in water at ordinary times, but remember that sugary drinks should be avoided as much as possible.
In addition, if you want to do long-term management, you need to pay attention to preventing complications. Nephritis is a common and common complication for people with gout. It is best for patients to maintain renal function regularly, monitor blood pressure and control their weight. Generally speaking, high uric acid is not gout, but if it is allowed to develop, the probability of developing gout is relatively high. For gout people, in order to prevent recurrent attacks and complications, we must do a good job in long-term management, pay attention to the above aspects, and strive to reduce uric acid as soon as possible.