The purine content of wine is not high, why should gout stop drinking?

Gout patients are advised to give up drinking and not to drink any alcohol, whether it is beer, white wine, yellow wine or wine, which is not good for gout! It will promote the increase of uric acid and induce gout attacks! Why? I conclude that there are several reasons:

First, it affects uric acid metabolism and increases uric acid.

Ethanol is the main component of all alcoholic beverages. Ethanol can increase lactic acid in the body, and lactic acid can competitively inhibit the excretion of uric acid by renal tubules. At the same time, ethanol can also lead to the increase of uric acid synthesis and directly increase blood uric acid.

Second, some wines have high purine content.

Some wines we usually drink are high in purine, especially yellow rice wine and beer. There is a high incidence of gout in parts of southern China and coastal areas, which is inseparable from people's love of drinking yellow wine and beer. The purine content of rice wine is about 12mg/ 100ml, and that of beer is about 6mg/ 100ml. Although the content of purine in liquor, wine and fruit wine is not high, it can affect purine metabolism in other ways and increase uric acid.

Third, drinking alcohol is often accompanied by the intake of high purine food.

As the saying goes, "eat meat with a big mouth" and "lobster with beer", in the process of drinking, we often eat many foods containing purine, such as hot pot, seafood, meat and so on. These foods are not only high in purine, but also high in fat and protein, which will promote obesity, and obesity is also a very important reason that affects uric acid metabolism.

Fourth, drinking alcohol will affect the excitability of the central nervous system, paralyze the central nervous system and lose the consciousness of uric acid excretion.

Fifth, long-term drinking will cause damage to the liver. Affect uric acid metabolism.

Alcohol can damage the liver. Under normal circumstances, when the human body secretes too much uric acid, the synthesis of uric acid in the liver will decrease, which is the normal regulation of the human body. If the liver function is damaged, this regulation will be destroyed. Thereby increasing the synthesis of uric acid and inducing gout attacks!

Gout patients can't drink, so what should they drink?

In fact, the best drink for gout patients is boiled water. If the renal function and heart function are normal, it is recommended to drink more boiled water, drink more water and urinate more. The increase of urine volume contributes to the excretion of uric acid, and drinking more water can also promote the excretion of uric acid crystals, reduce the chance of uric acid stones and prevent the occurrence of stones.

How to drink water?

Gout patients also pay attention to drinking water. For patients with normal heart and kidney function and no edema, they should drink about 2000 ~ 3000 ml of water every day. Don't drink too much at a time. They should sip water several times and at different times, and drink water half an hour before meals and 45 minutes after meals, so as not to dilute gastric juice and affect digestion.

Finally, to sum up: all alcohol is bad for gout patients, which has the risk of aggravating gout and should be avoided. Gout patients should not drink drinks and juice. Encourage drinking more boiled water or soda water! I sincerely wish everyone good health!