About 70% of uric acid in the body is excreted through the kidneys. In healthy people, the amount of urine per day is about 500-1,500 ml. But for people with gout, to better excrete uric acid, the amount of urine should reach about 2,000 ml per day. Therefore, just drink enough water, you can completely support your body to achieve this.
Drinking plenty of water helps the kidneys excrete uric acid more effectively, while reducing blood clots, reducing uric acid levels and promoting metabolism. Therefore, doctors always encourage gout patients to drink enough water every day to better control the disease.
Boiled and cooled filtered water is still the best choice for health. However, because filtered water is quite bland, many people have a habit of replacing it with other drinks. People with gout need to note that some types of water, if used regularly, can make the condition worse, so they need to choose suitable drinks.
Many people do not like to drink filtered water, so they often choose fruit juice or other drinks because they taste delicious and think they also replenish water as well as filtered water. However, reality is not always like that.
Although it is easy to drink, fruit juice contains a lot of fructose. This type of sugar can hinder the metabolism of uric acid, and at the same time increase the amount of purines in the body, thereby causing the level of uric acid to increase and increasing the risk of getting or worsening gout.
