Men, why do you get gout? You have to pay attention

The direct cause of gout is high blood uric acid, but the specific mechanism of increased blood uric acid is not yet fully understood. Currently, the medical community believes that only about 10%-20% of gout patients have a family history, and they are more inclined to define gout as a lifestyle disease. So what habits in daily life can cause gout in men?

Meat Lover

Patients often eat and drink a lot on the night of a gout attack. Meat is a high-purine food, especially animal offal and seafood, which have high purine content. If you consume too much uric acid, which is produced too much and cannot be excreted in time, you may cause gout.

Hot pot is popular among young people. Yang Xiuyan pointed out that eating hot pot is usually accompanied by eating large pieces of meat and seafood, and especially drinking hot pot soup, which may induce gout. Studies have shown that every 100 ml of broth contains 160-400 mg of purine, which is 30 times higher than a normal diet.

In the past, gout was mostly suffered by the so-called "rich people", but now, many people with good economic conditions pay attention to health care and control their diet, and the number of patients with middle-class economic conditions has increased.

Drinking

China has a strong drinking culture, and drinking is common at work, social gatherings, and gatherings with friends. Alcohol is precisely the fuse of gout.

On the one hand, ethanol can promote the conversion of adenine nucleotides and increase the production of uric acid; on the other hand, the oxidation of ethanol will increase the concentration of lactic acid in the blood, reduce the acidity and alkalinity of the blood, and promote the precipitation of urate crystals. People often eat meat while drinking alcohol, which can lead to acute attacks of gout.

It’s okay to have a small drink every day, but “cheers” at the dinner table is not recommended. "Beer in particular, although it has a low alcohol content, is usually consumed in large quantities and is the most dangerous."

Sudden intense exercise

Among gout patients, most of them are mental workers who sit for long periods of time and do little exercise, while fewer of them are physical workers. The reason may be that "exercise can promote metabolism and help lower blood lipids, blood sugar, and uric acid."

However, improper exercise can also trigger gout. Yang Xiuyan said: "This is usually the case for people who do not exercise much and have a certain amount of urate crystals deposited in their joint cavities. Normally, they walk slowly and the friction is small, so it is not a problem. However, sudden and intense exercise will cause huge friction in the joint cavity, which will induce acute inflammation."

As for how to distinguish between gout and sports sprains, Yang Xiuyan reminded: "Sports sprains have obvious causes, and they occur immediately, not in the middle of the night."

Nowadays, many white-collar workers are keen on weekend sports. In Yang Xiuyan's opinion, this may not be good for the joints. "Exercise should be done gradually and every day. I recommend walking 3-5 kilometers every day."

Fat man

Most young gout patients are fat. For example, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who is rumored to suffer from gout, is a typical example.

Obesity is not the direct cause of gout, but obese patients usually have high blood lipids, high uric acid, and high blood sugar, which will affect each other.

Workaholic

Working overtime and staying up late is a common occurrence for many young people. However, excessive fatigue and stress may also trigger gout.

Excessive fatigue will reduce the body's resistance. Once it accumulates to a certain level, some potential inflammatory responses of the body will manifest themselves.