Beer + seafood is a well-known “gout package”, but an important factor is ignored by many people: fructose is also an accomplice of high uric acid! A 25-year-old man in Wuhan suffered from gout because of “milk tea to prolong his life” every day, and had to undergo surgery for a “stone” growing in his knee.
The guy who loves to drink milk tea has gout!
Doctor: Beware of high-sugar beverages
Recently, a 25-year-old man surnamed Yang from Hankou suddenly suffered from severe knee pain while sleeping at night. The next day It was almost so painful that I could not walk. Diagnosed with gout in the hospital, the uric acid level is as high as 700 μmol/L (normal value is 149-416 μmol/L for men), and there are multiple urate crystals in the knee joints. After the urate crystals were removed by surgical treatment, the symptoms disappeared. ease.
Fang Xun, deputy chief physician of the Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Wuhan Central Hospital, asked about the medical history and learned that Mr. Yang does not drink alcohol, nor does he How to eat seafood, but I usually love milk tea, and I have to “milk tea to prolong my life” every day. Doctor Fang judged that the patient’s gout attack is closely related to drinking milk tea.
Don’t just know about seafood and beer
Fructose is also a powerful gout “killer”
Wuhan Chen Wenli, director of the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Central Hospital, reminded that many people think that eating seafood, drinking alcohol and consuming foods high in purine will induce gout. In fact, beverages with high sugar content like milk tea can also affect the metabolism of uric acid.
The real culprit is fructose.
In our daily diet, almost every sugar-sweetened beverage contains fructose. Fruit juice, cola, milk tea and other fructose content exceed Gao, now promoted to the “dark horse” of the gout industry.
The doctor reminds that in the hot summer, citizens with gout should drink more water in their daily life, you can drink boiled water or weak tea, do not drink too much milk tea or carbonated drinks, especially those with high sugar content. beverages instead of water. In addition, proper exercise is also very important, exercise can accelerate the metabolism and excretion of uric acid.
Favorites! Gout life tips
1. Reduce the intake of high-purine foods
such as animal offal, beer, seafood, etc.
2. Limiting alcohol
Long-term drinkers are more prone to gout, beer, liquor and other alcohol will be.
3. Avoid sudden cold
Wear thick socks and knee pads to protect toes, knees and other parts in autumn and winter.
4. Reduce the intake of fructose
Mainly include: soda, jam, honey, bread, etc.
5. Appropriate exercise and weight control
Appropriate exercise at ordinary times, such as jogging, dancing, swimming, cycling, Tai Chi, etc. Exercise 3-5 times a week for about 30 minutes each time.
(Correspondent: Ma Yaoyao)
[Editor: Zhao Ke]
[Source: Changjiang Daily]