Do you know about these symptoms of high levels of uric acid in us?
Posted on: 12/Nov/2018 8:01:14 PM
It is known that the metabolic breakdown of purine nucleotides gives rise to uric acid and it is a normal component of urine. This uric acid dissolves in the blood and passes through the kidneys and urine for elimination. Sometimes our kidneys do not eliminate uric acid properly and as a result of that uric acid begins to crystallise. It is revealed that high blood concentrations of this uric acid could lead to issues like gout, kidney stones plus other medical conditions like diabetes etc in us. In our body when there is too much of uric acid then the pH balance move towards acidic side of the scale.
Causes for high uric acid levels in us:
There are few reasons why uric acid levels increase in us and these are diuretic medications, intake of excess of red wine, hypothyroidism, genetics, niacin, obesity etc.
There are few symptoms or signs that indicate the presence of excess or high levels of uric acid in us and they are
Joint symptoms:
It is worthy to mention that when the uric acid crystal settles into joints then gout occurs in us. Various gout symptoms are pain, swelling of joints, inflammation, redness, tender joints etc. One important point is these symptoms usually start suddenly during the night time. Our big toe gets affected by gout issue. There would also be issues in our heels, ankles, knees etc. Initially issue could be experienced in one joint and later in two or more different joints also. Pain in the joints would be high after 12 to 24 hours of having symptoms. Then the pain would become uncomfortable for few days or weeks. The gout must be treated before it could cause any further damage to the joints.
Skin symptoms:
The crystallised uric acid might form lumps under the skin after few years of high uric acid levels and gout attacks. Named as tophi, these are usually not painful. They are seen in fingers, toes, elbows, hands etc. Tophi might become swollen and tender when a person gets affected by gout issue.
Kidney symptoms:
Kidney stones are formed when uric acid are present in the kidneys or in the urinary tract. These kidney stones are found more in men gender and many symptoms like back pain, abdomen pain, pain in the groin area, high fever, nausea, vomiting, blood in the urine etc are found in men having kidney stones.
These could be tried to reduce the uric acid levels in us:
Uric acid levels in us could be reduced by consuming 2 litres of purified water in a day, by reducing the intake of alcohol plus by avoiding or reducing red meat and others like starchy foods, sugary drinks etc.
