| My mother in law had gout and uric acid problems, | | | | them up for a painful attack of gout. It becomes |
| and she always told me what foods she would avoid | | | | necessary for the person to lower their acid levels |
| to lessen her chances of a bad episode of gout. | | | | which will help to prevent getting sick from the |
| These were foods rich in purine and alcohol. Now that | | | | symptoms of hyperuricemia and gout. |
| I have older children, the concern for health problems | | | | Your doctor will work with you to help It is important |
| being passed on to them has arisen. | | | | to work with your physician to monitor your gout |
| Of the many conditions she suffered from, gout was | | | | and your uric acid level. All you need to do is have |
| on the list, so I did a little research so that I could | | | | your physician give you a blood test to measure your |
| better understand should the need arise for me to | | | | serum uric acid level. |
| include this in a hereditary list of ailments to present | | | | Sometimes medication will be needed to lower your |
| to our doctor. | | | | uric acid level. It is also important to change bad |
| My research basically found that small amounts of | | | | lifestyle habits that may be causing gout episodes. If |
| uric acid is normally found in humans and is waste | | | | a person is over weight or obese, like if your body |
| produced by dying cells that release purines, your | | | | fat is not in scale with your height, then they are up |
| body can also absorb purines from food. When there | | | | to four times more likely to get gout than someone |
| is too much acid in there blood then a condition called | | | | who is of a fairly normal weight. |
| hyperuricemia occurs. If a person has hyperuricemia | | | | So watching your weight is an important lifestyle |
| for many years usually more than 20 years then too | | | | change even if you don't have gout yet. Keeping |
| much excess acid gets stored all through the person's | | | | weight down will also keep your bloodpressure under |
| body and then it's possible for it to crystallize into | | | | control and lessen your chances for heart disease. |
| sodium urate. | | | | Research is being performed to try to determine if |
| Then what can happen is that the crystals can | | | | kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, hypertension |
| accumulate in the persons joints which then sets | | | | may be triggered by high levels. |