Our bodies are made up of a lot of different compounds and we have just as many running through our body. One of the compounds in our body is uric acid. Normally it is only present in small amounts. These amounts are harmless to the body and we routinely process it through our kidneys and urinate it out.

While our bodies are able to process out small amounts of uric acid, when levels get high, we are not able to get rid of it easily. If you have high levels of uric acid it is known as hyperuricemia. High levels of uric acid can lead to a number of problems:

• Gout
• Intense Levels Of Joint Pain
• Swelling Around joints
• Kidney Stones
• Fever and Chills
• Fatigue

Treatment for uric acid typically relies on treating the underlying condition and/or addressing underlying issues. Let’s look at some of the ways you can treat uric acid in order to keep it away for good.

Adjust Your Diet

One of the ways that people end up with high levels of uric acid is to not have a proper diet. Uric acid in the body normally comes from purines in our food. When the purines are broken down by our bodies they turn into uric acid. Adjusting your diet to avoid foods that are high in purines will help to get rid of high uric acid levels.

Here are the most common foods that are high in purines:

• Most Seafood
• Sugary Foods
• Dry Beans
• Meats such as:
  • Bacon
  • Organs
  • Veal
  • Venison
  • Turkey
• Cauliflower
• Mushrooms

Once you have reduced your uric acid levels you can have these foods in moderation but they should be avoided as much as possible to prevent a recurrence of high uric acid levels.

Avoid Alcohol

Almost all alcoholic dinks have a large amount of purines in them. Those with high levels of uric acid should avoid drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol will raise your levels of uric acid. When trying to reduce said levels, stop drinking alcohol all together. This will help your levels go back to normal.

After your levels have returned to normal reduce your alcohol consumption to avoid raising the levels again. Avoid alcohols such as beer and sugary drinks which have higher levels of purine.

Keep A Healthy Weight

Being unhealthy often leads to higher levels of uric acid. Your body has a harder time managing uric acid levels. In addition to that, a number of conditions which could increase your uric acid levels. Lowering your weight to within your healthy range will help your body to be able to process uric acid.

Talk with your doctor about developing a new regime to help you lose weight. Developing a healthy diet and working out regularly will help with that process. Stopping drinking will further aid in losing weight.

Drinking Lots Of Water

While not a solution in and of itself, drinking a lot of water can be very beneficial when it comes to lowering uric acid levels. As the kidneys and urination are involved in processing uric acid, the more you can urinate the more you will expunge from your body. Drinking a lot of water will help your body to process out uric acid by making you urinate more.

Drinking water is important anyways. It helps to keep us healthy.

Treat Underlying Medical Conditions

A number of medical conditions can cause you to have higher than normal levels of uric acid. If you have one of these conditions, you need to treat the underlying medical condition before your uric acid levels will go back to normal. These medical conditions make it so that your body isn’t able to process the uric acid.

It is especially important to treat underlying medical conditions that cause kidney problems. Poor kidney function leads to your body being unable to process uric acid like normal. If there is an underlying medical condition, some of the methods above will not work at all without addressing the medical needs. Uric acid by itself isn’t something that most people need to worry about. That being said, more and more doctors are including uric acid levels on regular blood testing. If you think you may have abnormal levels of uric acid, suffer from gout, or have had a kidney stone, it doesn’t hurt to talk to your doctor about your levels.

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