Uric Acid

Uric acid is a purine metabolic waste substances from the food we eat, can also be a by-product breakdown of cells in the blood.

Purines are substances found in any food that comes from living bodies. Purine substances are moved into our bodies after we eat the living.
Normally, uric acid excreted in the body through feces and urine. If the kidneys are unable to remove uric acid, leading to increased levels of uric acid in the body. Which can increase levels of uric acid the other was eating too much food that contains lots of purines. Excess uric acid will accumulate in the joints, causing pain in the joints or joint swelling.

Patients with gout after undergoing treatment, the levels of uric acid in the body back to normal. Because there is still a potential buildup of uric acid, it is advisable to control food intake by avoiding foods that contain lots of purines.

Symptoms

• Pain in the morning or evening when I wake up

• Easy tingling and pain in joints

• The joints look red, swollen, hot and very painful in the morning and evening.

Solution

• Drink plenty of water, because it can help get rid of purines in the body

• Control of food consumed

• Undergoing treatment to become normal uric acid.

Perhaps not for the food that is consumed

• Meat, eggs, gravy is thick

• Shrimp, mussels, squid, crab

• Spinach, kale, cassava leaves, asparagus, cabbage, green beans

• Drinks and foods containing alcohol

• Side dishes such as liver, kidney, spleen, intestine, lung and brain

• Food cans

• Fruits such as pineapple, coconut, durian, avocado

• Legumes such as soybeans, peanuts, green beans, bean sprouts.