But for some people, it's just the terrible pain in the joints and the mental torture of watching a table full of good wine and food but not daring to pick up chopsticks.

Gout, a disease that can make people say goodbye to beer, seafood and food completely.

Gout is a kind of joint inflammation caused by uric acid accumulation, which is mainly related to the concentration of uric acid in our blood.

In the process of human metabolism, our liver will decompose purine in food and produce a metabolite called uric acid.

Under normal circumstances, uric acid will be dissolved in the blood, and then excreted in time with our urine.

However, if the body produces too much uric acid, or the kidneys cannot excrete it in time, the excess uric acid will accumulate and precipitate in the blood, causing "hyperuricemia".

If this situation is not improved, uric acid will form needle-like uric acid crystals at the joints. At this time, white blood cells in our immune system will attack uric acid crystals, thus inducing joint inflammation, leading to unbearable joint pain and joint inflammation. People get gout.

Needle crystals sound scary enough, but severe gout will further make people "hands and feet stone."

Uric acid salt deposition for many years will form "tophi" visible to the naked eye, and the average formation period is about 10 year.

But not all people with high uric acid will definitely get gout. Clinically, only 5%- 15% people with high uric acid will eventually develop gout.

Because it takes several years to decades for uric acid to rise to gout symptoms, we often think that the prevalence of gout will increase with age.

But now, this gout, which was originally common in men over 40 years old, is getting closer and closer to young people.

Even Guo Qilin, born in 1996, was unlucky enough to lose 70 pounds a year before she was relieved.

A survey in 200 1 year showed that the average age of gout patients was 47.8 years during 198 1~ 1985, while the average age of gout patients was 4 1996~2000.

Among them, 34. 1% and 58.3% were first-time patients under 40 years old, which means that in just 20 years, the average age of first-time gout patients decreased by 6.3 years, and the number of first-time gout patients under 40 years old increased by 24.2%.

According to the outpatient data of the Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, from 2008 to 20 13, the proportion of young gout patients increased from 39% to 52%, and young people almost became the main force of gout.

Then the question is, why do we struggle with gout at a young age?

Gout can be divided into primary gout and secondary gout, in which primary gout is mainly related to family inheritance. Nowadays, young people suffer from secondary gout, which is mainly determined by factors such as diet, work and rest, obesity and so on.

With the development of logistics industry and superior material conditions, young people's diet is richer than ever before.

The diet of young people aged 20~40 contains high-calorie and high-purine substances, such as red meat, animal offal, seafood, wine and so on.

Eating too much high purine food will lead to an increase in purine metabolism in the body and produce too much uric acid, which is easy to lead to gout.

The cause of gout caused by long-term drinking is that alcohol metabolism will hinder and inhibit the excretion of uric acid by the kidney to some extent. In addition, it will accelerate the transformation of adenine nucleoside and keep uric acid at a high level.

"Seafood with beer" and "hot pot drinking" in young people's eating habits are the most common gout packages.

Studies show that people who often feel tired and have irregular work and rest are 0.605 times and 1.645 times more likely to suffer from gout than ordinary people.

Frequent fatigue and irregular work and rest are the two most related factors.

Irregular work and rest will lead to further aggravation of fatigue, accumulation of metabolites, changes in the internal environment of the body, and also affect the metabolism of uric acid in the body, thus increasing the risk of gout.

The fast-paced lifestyle makes it difficult for people not to stay up late. Whether studying or working, staying up late is no longer uncommon. The chaotic work and rest brings young people closer to gout.

First of all, we should reduce the intake of high purine food. The following is a chart of purine content in various foods for your reference.

Besides food, there is another factor: alcohol. Some people say that drinking beer purine and white wine is no problem and unscientific.

Alcohol will lead to more uric acid production in the body, and it will also reduce uric acid excretion, no matter what type of wine.

So no matter what kind of wine it is, it must be restrained.

To sum up, it is best not to touch animal viscera, broth and seafood in moderation.

Having said that, many people will definitely wonder: Why do I not pay attention to my diet at ordinary times, or do I have gout?

As for the causes of uric acid formation, exogenous intake accounts for 20% and endogenous metabolic disorder accounts for 80%. Therefore, in addition to taboos, we should also start with improving metabolism.

Conventional exercise

Exercise for 30 minutes every day, five days a week, and develop regular exercise habits, such as walking or swimming.

Increase urination

Drink more water and insist on drinking more than 2000ml every day.

But there is one thing that needs special attention. Never use caffeinated drinks instead.

Caffeine drinks can cause frequent urination, affect the original detoxification function of the kidney, and release too much water in advance. This situation will dehydrate and hinder the normal excretion of uric acid.

Timely medical treatment

However, if uric acid is still not under control, it is more scientific to seek medical advice in time and take drug control according to the doctor's advice to make the blood uric acid reach the standard. If the serum uric acid is controlled below 360μmol/L, the probability of gout will be greatly reduced.

There is also a little suggestion here, because the uric acid value fluctuates, friends with a history of gout can spend more than ten yuan a month to go to the hospital to check blood uric acid regularly to prevent problems before they happen.

Then infer whether the diet structure and medication are reasonable according to the inspection results, and adjust the recipe that suits you after the control is stable.

Seeing that the Spring Festival is coming, it's time to eat spicy food. Once the original diet is broken, it will become the high incidence season of gout.

Be sober when preparing for dinner, and keep a low profile when pushing a cup for a change.

Temperance and self-discipline can keep us away from gout.