Nowadays, living conditions are getting better and better. In addition, the pressure of modern people's life is relatively high and the amount of exercise is relatively small, which leads to a much higher incidence of many diseases than before. Hyperuricemia is a frequently-occurring disease in modern times. A disease caused by excessive uric acid production or decreased excretion caused by purine metabolism disorder will not cause discomfort in itself, but as time goes on, the progress of the disease will lead to a series of complications, the most common of which are acute attack of gout and renal pathological changes, and may even lead to renal failure in severe cases.

If you drink plenty of water for a long time, can you lower the uric acid level?

Drinking water is something to do every day. For healthy adults, the daily drinking water should be in the range of 1500ml~ 1700ml. For gout patients, drinking water is necessary, even if it is not for the sake of illness, it can replenish water and moisturize the body to promote basal metabolism, which is also very beneficial.

Let gout patients restore their physical and mental health. However, gout patients can ensure adequate urination by drinking more water. The benefits of that can help the body's metabolism. When uric acid is dissolved in urine, the more it can be excreted, the less uric acid will be in the body. Conversely, if you usually drink less water and urinate less, uric acid will not be easily excreted from your body.

For people who have gout attacks, it is necessary to achieve normal urine output, that is, the average urine output per person per day is 1500ml. The amount of drinking water every day should be about 2L, which is beneficial to promote the excretion of uric acid. But not all water is suitable for gout patients, for gout attacks. On the one hand, you can choose alkaline healthy drinks, which are beneficial to the excretion of uric acid in the body. Gout patients can choose water with low kinetic energy, such as warm water, pure water and mineral water.

Drinking water between breakfast and lunch, and between lunch and dinner is beneficial to uric acid excretion in the body. Drinking water at this stage can also avoid urine extraction. After a night's sleep, the body consumes a lot of water. Drinking water can improve the body's blood circulation system and help the body excrete uric acid.