After entering summer, crayfish are on the market in large quantities. This is a very common aquatic product that is rich in protein and astaxanthin and other nutrients. Moreover, the meat of crayfish is also very delicious, so many people like to eat some crayfish very much. Many people like to drink some beer when eating crayfish, but many people think that eating crayfish and drinking beer will cause gout. Is this true?

1. Healthy people

For healthy people, if they occasionally eat crayfish and drink beer together, it will not directly induce the occurrence of gout. Gout is an inflammatory joint disease in which the uric acid level in the body continues to increase, forming some uric acid crystals that are deposited in the joints. There are two reasons why the uric acid value in the body is too high. One is that there is a problem with the body's metabolism, which prevents some uric acid in the body from being excreted quickly, resulting in excessive uric acid value in the body.

Crayfish is a high-purine food, and beer is a high-purine diet. After eating crayfish and drinking beer, the uric acid level in the body will rise in a short period of time. But for healthy people, these uric acids will be excreted quickly and will not cause high uric acid or gout. However, if you eat this way in large amounts for a long time, the uric acid level in the body will become imbalanced, leading to high uric acid and the occurrence of gout.

2. People with high uric acid

For people with high uric acid, they must pay attention to their diet in daily life. All foods rich in high purine must be reduced or banned, such as various meats and seafood. Crayfish is a high-purine food. If patients with high uric acid eat a large amount of crayfish, the uric acid level in the body will increase rapidly, making it easy for them to suffer from gout.

3. Gout patients

During the disease attack, gout patients should not eat crayfish, let alone drink beer. If a gout patient is in the stable phase or recovery period, he or she will not experience any serious discomfort. However, patients at this time still cannot eat crayfish, let alone drink beer. Otherwise, it will not only affect the treatment of the condition, but also cause the uric acid level to continue to rise, thereby aggravating gout symptoms.

In short, because crayfish and beer contain very high purine substances, if consumed in large quantities, it will lead to an imbalance of uric acid levels in the body. Not only will it induce hyperuricemia, but the probability of suffering from gout will also be particularly high. Therefore, no matter which group of people you are, you should reduce your intake of these foods. Especially for patients with high uric acid and gout, try not to eat crayfish with beer. Otherwise, it will induce the occurrence of gout, which is very harmful to health.