When gout attacks, your joints will become red, swollen and more painful, which will affect your quality of life. To prevent this from happening, people with high uric acid levels should follow the "increase 3, decrease 4" regimen during Tet to avoid increased uric acid and stay away from gout.
- "3'' increase mode:
1. Drink more water
When you drink plenty of water, your metabolism can be enhanced, and excess uric acid in your body can be easily excreted through urination. Then your uric acid levels can be kept at a normal level.
2. Eat more vegetables
People with high uric acid levels should eat less meat during Tet and should eat a variety of vegetables to avoid taking in too much purine.
3. Eat lots of fruit
Most fruits are low-purine foods, so people with high uric acid can eat more fruits, which can also help the body reduce uric acid levels.
- "4'' reduction mode:
1. Eat less animal organs
Animal organs are one of the foods that people with high uric acid levels should avoid. Eating animal organs will cause you to absorb too much purine, which will increase the concentration of uric acid in the body and increase the risk of gout.
2. Drink less alcohol
People with high uric acid levels should try to avoid drinking alcohol during Tet even when gathering with relatives and friends because alcohol contains a lot of purine.
3. Drink less bone broth
People with high uric acid levels should drink as little bone broth as possible. This type of broth is high in purines and fat, which is not good for people with high uric acid.
4. Eat less seafood high in purines
For many people, seafood is a delicious dish, however, people with high uric acid should try to avoid eating seafood such as anchovies, sardines, crabs... because these seafood contain large amounts of purine, which will affect uric acid levels.
