JAKARTA, iNews.id – Disease uric acid often lurking community after the feast Eid al-Adha. This is caused by consumption sacrificial meat excessively to cause a negative impact on the body.
For those of you who have a history of gout, you should be able to better regulate food intake during Eid al-Adha. Summarizing from Healthline, here are five natural tips to prevent gout.
1. Limit foods rich in purines
Purine-rich foods consist of several types of meat, seafood, and vegetables. All of these foods secrete uric acid when digested. Avoid or reduce food intake such as internal organs (organ meats), turkey, fish and shellfish, mutton, veal, cauliflower, green beans, dried beans, and mushrooms.
2. Avoid sugar consumption
Gout is usually associated with protein-rich foods, but recent research shows that sugar can also be a potential cause. Fructose sugar is the main type of simple sugars in processed and processed foods. Researchers have found that this type of sugar can specifically cause high levels of uric acid.
3. Drink more water
Drinking plenty of fluids helps the kidneys get rid of uric acid faster. Bring a water bottle at any time. Make sure every hour you take a few sips of water.
4. Avoid drinking alcohol
Alcohol can make a person more dehydrated. It can also trigger high uric acid levels. This condition occurs because the kidneys must first filter out substances in the blood due to alcohol, not gout and other wastes.
5. Lose weight
Being overweight can increase uric acid levels. Fat cells produce more uric acid than muscle cells. In addition, being overweight makes it more difficult for the kidneys to filter out gout. As quoted from Okezone, Friday (07/31/2020).
Editor : Tuty Ocktaviany
