Often experienced by many people today. In fact, people who are still relatively young are often overridden this disease. Actually, what this disease? What are the symptoms, causes, and solutions? As well as what foods become taboo? Here we will discuss it.

The meaning of uric acid is a purine metabolic waste substances from the food we eat. It is also a byproduct of the breakdown of cells in the blood.

Purine itself is a substance contained in any food that comes from living bodies. In other words, the living body of the presence of these purines, and because we eat the living creatures, then the purine substances move into our bodies. Various vegetables and fruits also are purines. Purine also resulted from the destruction of body cells which occur normally or due to certain diseases.

Normally, uric acid will be released in the body through the stool (feces) and urine, but because the kidneys are unable to remove uric acid that is causing rising levels in the body. Another thing that can increase uric acid levels is too much we consume foods that contain lots of purines. Excess uric acid will then be collected in the joints, causing pain or swelling.

Patients with gout after undergoing appropriate treatment can be treated so that the levels of uric acid in the body back to normal. But because the body there is the potential buildup of uric acid, it is recommended to control food intake so as to avoid foods that contain purine.

Tingling and pains
Pain, especially at night or early morning when I wake up
Joints affected by gout visible swelling, redness, heat and pain incredible at night and morning.

Solutions to Overcome Gout
Treatment uric acid levels return to normal. Normal levels are 2.4 to 6 for women and 3.0 to 7 for men.
Control of food consumed.
Drink plenty of water. By drinking lots of water, we can help dispose of purines in the body.

Avoid foods (containing many purine)

Side dishes such as offal, liver, kidney, spleen, tripe, intestines, lungs and brain.
Seafood such as shrimp, scallops, squid, crab.
Food cans are like corned beef and sardines.
Meat, eggs, broth or gravy is thick.
Legumes such as soybeans (including processed products such as tempeh, tauco, oncom, soy milk), peanuts, green beans, bean sprouts, melinjo, chips.
Leaf vegetables such as spinach, kale, cassava leaves, asparagus, cauliflower, green beans.
Fruits such as durian, avocado, pineapple, coconut water.
Beverages and foods that contain alcohol such as beer, whiskey, wine, tape, palm wine.