Uric acid

 Uric Acid

Uric acid is good for health but an excess of uric acid causes uncomfortable symptoms. It will help to early diagnose diseases like gout and kidney stone.

Uric acid is the natural waste of the body which is formed by the breakdown process of the purines chemicals that presents in human tissues and also we take in by eating certain foods.

These waste dissolve in the blood and filtered through the kidneys then that waste flushed out from the body via urine.

Normal ranges of uric acid in humans are:

Men           3.1-7.0 mg/dL

Women         2.4-6.0 mg/dL

Children      2.0-5.5 mg/dL


Uric acid levels increase if the kidneys never work well or never ables to filter blood then your body produces too much uric acid in the body. That's known as hyperuricemia. 

Uric acid starts to crystallize in the body. That crystallized uric acid finally ends up in the kidneys as a form of stones and also gathers at the joints where it develops gout.

Causes of uric acid

There are many other causes of uric acid which are followings:

1.Drinking too much alcohol

2.Taking diuretic medications

3.Taking immune-suppressing drugs

4.Over intake of niacin or vitamin B-3

5.If you obese, suffer from an underactive thyroid or renal insufficiency or psoriasis.



Uric acid



Symptoms of uric acid

Some common signs and symptoms of high uric acid. high uric acid develops an unpleasant situation in the body.

          1. Crystals of uric acid when settled in the joints Gout symptoms occur.

Symptoms of gouts are

       Pain

      Inflammation

     Swelling

     Redness

    Tenderness

    Joint may also feel hot

Symptoms mostly appear at night MOStly this sign occurs at the big toe.

Mostly joints that affected by gout are the ankles, knees, fingers, elbows, and wrists.

When gout attacked never treated properly then uric acid crystals may begin to form the lumps beneath the skin these lumps called tophi that are non-painful. Mostly such type of lumps occurs on the fingers, toes, hands, and elbows.

The tophi may give you a swollen effect on the skin.

Uric acid in the kidneys or the urinary tract develops kidney stones, mostly common in the men.

It's symptoms are

     1. Back pain

     2.Pain in the abdomen

     3.Severe pain in the groin area

     4. High fever

     5. Cold chills

     6. Nausea

     7. Vomiting

     8. Blood in the urine

If you notice any symptoms in you then you should have to consult with your doctor. It can also control by changing our diet like avoiding starches, artificial drinks, alcohol, soda, etc.


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