Selasa, 03 Januari 2012

Abstinence and Recommendation for Gout Sufferers

Rejekine. Gout is a very painful type of arthritis caused by the buildup of crystals in the joints, due to high levels of uric acid in the body. The joints are attacked mainly the toes, knees, heels, wrists, fingers and elbows. In addition to pain, gout can also make the joints swollen, inflamed, hot and stiff.

Approximately 90% of uric acid diseases are caused by the inability of the kidneys get rid of uric acid completely from the body through urine. Another small part because the body produces excess uric acid. Uric acid disease mostly affects men over 40 years and women who have menopause. People with gout usually have other complaints such as high blood pressure, kidney disease, diabetes and atherosclerosis. Half of gout sufferers are people who are overweight. If allowed, gout can develop into kidney stones and lead to kidney failure.

Changes in lifestyle, consumption of certain drugs and avoid foods high purine levels can control the uric acid. These are foods high in purines that became taboo for gout sufferers. (Remember that each person has a different sensitivity to food. The food is very rapid rise of uric acid attack on one person is not necessarily cause the same effect on others).

taboo

Alcohol and soft drinks
Melinjo and chips
Nuts
Mushrooms, cooked spinach, and mustard greens
Mutton
Offal and lard (fat)
Shellfish
Duck and turkey
Salmon, mackerel, sardines, crabs, shrimp, and several other fish
Ice cream and cream


Recommendation

Some of the following is recommended to reduce uric acid:

Do not take aspirin (if you need a pain-reducing medication, select the type of ibuprofen and others)
Drink plenty of water, especially for people who suffer from kidney stones, to remove the uric acid crystals in the body.
Eating foods that contain potassium tinggiseperti:
Vegetables and fruits
Potato
Avocado
Milk and yogurt
Banana
Eat fruits rich in vitamin C, especially citrus and strawberry
Sexually active (Good news! Sex turned out to facilitate the production of urine thus lowering uric acid levels).

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