"Uric Acid Disease Awareness"
What do you know about gout or uric acid?
Gout is a disease that can cause swelling in the joints, joint pain and also redness in the joints, gout itself has become a type of disease that I often hear today, because the main cause of gout is because we consume unhealthy foods.
If we cannot control the food we consume, we can get gout without realizing it, gout is also a disease that disrupts our physical activities.
According to the media's explanation, uric acid is a compound produced by the body when reducing purines, and this is also the end result of the purine metabolism process.
What are the causes, signs, and effects of high uric acid levels?
The cause of gout is when we always consume foods that are high in purines such as red meat, offal, seafood and alcohol. In addition, gout can also be caused by kidney disorders, because kidney disorders can inhibit the process of removing uric acid from the body.
Signs of gout that we can feel are severe pain in the joints, especially in the big toe which can be accompanied by swelling, redness and also a burning sensation.
The effects of high uric acid levels themselves can occur due to several factors as follows:
- Consuming foods high in purines, such as red meat, shellfish, offal, nuts, and foods rich in protein and fat.
- Drinking alcoholic and sweet drinks containing fructose.
- Obesity, because excess weight can cause the body to produce more uric acid.
- And others.
How can it be prevented, controlled, or treated?
Here are some ways we can prevent gout.
- Limit foods high in purines.
- Maintain an ideal body weight.
- Drink enough water.
- Exercise regularly.
- Avoid alcoholic drinks.
- Control other conditions in ourselves such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
To control the gout that we experience can be done by taking medication, implementing a healthy diet, and exercising regularly.
And to treat gout is by consuming medication recommended by a doctor, implementing a healthy lifestyle and also exercising regularly.
Why is it so important to raise awareness about gout-related problems?
Gout is a very dangerous disease because gout can also cause many other diseases such as joint damage, kidney failure and also an increased risk of heart disease, therefore we must be aware to protect ourselves from gout.
And we also have to educate others about the dangers of gout so that other people can also stay healthy.
This is my entry for the Gout Disease Awareness Contest organized by brother @afzalqamar, I also want to invite @dekki, Buk @sailawana and also sis @asiahaiss to participate together in this contest.