“Doctor, doctor, please take a look again, how did I get this disease when I was only 40 years old?” In the diagnosis room, a man cried and fell to his knees on the ground.
Lao Liu (pseudonym) is 40 years old this year and is a manager of a company. Due to the recent economic downturn, the company’s performance has declined sharply and he has to work overtime every day. add a bit.
Three months ago, Lao Liu often stayed up late because he was busy with work, and his overall appearance was very dark, and he often suffered from back pain, so he insisted on drinking a glass of wolfberry water every day to restore his health.
Recently, Lao Liu found that his complexion was indeed much better than before, but his body was often swollen and swollen.
At first, I felt that my body was swollen was just a normal manifestation of drinking too much water, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, Lao Liu found that his urination became tingling, a large area of foam appeared, and the knee joint continued to be hot and swollen.
Physical pain prevented him from working normally, so he had to go to the nearest hospital for examination.
After examination, it was found that the uric acid value in Lao Liu’s body was as high as 980, and the kidney tissue also had a large area of necrosis. He was diagnosed with renal failure. Knowing the result, Lao Liu burst into tears instantly, and this was the beginning of the scene. .
After getting to know Lao Liu’s condition, the doctor angrily rebuked: “I’m ignorant. I often drink low-quality wolfberry water, and my kidneys are already rotten like a “honeycomb”.
Later, Lao Liu cooperated actively, but in the end, because of the pain and suffering, he passed away with regret, and all his family members wept bitterly.
Doctor: Drinking one kind of water often makes the kidneys rot like “honeycombs”
Lycium barbarum water
It turns out that Lao Liu often buys goji berries at street stalls for the sake of cheapness, but he doesn’t know that soaking goji berries in water is very harmful to the body and kidneys.
In order to make the wolfberry look better, many unscrupulous merchants will add a lot of additives during the production process to change the appearance of the wolfberry and make it more bright red and attractive.
Frequent consumption of such wolfberry will disturb the kidney function, make the metabolism of uric acid sluggish, corrode joints, etc., induce gout, kidney stones, and even kidney failure.
In addition, two years ago, Lao Liu participated in the company’s physical examination and found that uric acid was too high, but he did not pay attention to it, which also laid the groundwork for future kidney failure. hidden danger.
There are “3 abnormalities” in the body, and gout may be very close to you
1. Joint pain
< p>When the metabolism and detoxification function of the kidneys are abnormal, a large amount of uric acid and toxins will block the joints, cartilage, etc., resulting in joint pain in the legs, feet, elbows, etc.
Generally speaking, if the uric acid in the body continues to rise, it will corrode the joints and cause pain similar to arthritis.
2. Body swelling
After kidney disease, a lot of water and uric acid will accumulate in the body, Wandering all over the body, especially in the soft tissues of the body, the body shape is obviously out of shape, the eyes are swollen, the face is fat, and the lower limbs are swollen.
Under normal circumstances, if you find edema on your face or during exercise in the morning, it is mostly due to drinking too much water. If other things are ruled out, you should check your kidney function and uric acid value in time.
3. Difficulty walking
The human uric acid value exceeds the healthy value, and a large amount of urate crystals will It will affect the normal body activities of the human body. The legs are the strong support of the body. The high uric acid will slow down the blood circulation and make it difficult to walk.
If the leg is sore due to inexplicable bleeding, it will affect normal walking in the middle and late stages of gout.
Reduce uric acid, strengthen kidney function, Insist on doing 2 things
1. Adhere to traditional Chinese medicine conditioning
2. Light diet
People with high uric acid, or people with poor kidney function, should pay attention to their daily diet. Eating heavy-tasting foods and eating high-purine foods often will trigger a spike in uric acid.
People with high uric acid should reduce the intake of salt, sugar and spicy food, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and eat less purines every day. Greater than 300 mg.
[References]:
[1] Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine Clinical analysis of uric acid Gao Jinhui;Xu Jinfang;Tian Lin;November 2005
[2] Analysis of 180 cases of gout and kidney disease treated and protected by traditional Chinese medicine Li Hongbin; Xu Xiaowang; 2007