Can gout patients drink alcohol? The reasons are these

Wine plays an important role in China's traditional culture, and it also plays an indispensable role on our dining table. However, gout patients must never drink alcohol. Because gout is a chronic disease, drinking alcohol can trigger its occurrence and severity, and may even endanger life safety, so gout patients must pay special attention.

1. Reasons why gout patients cannot drink alcohol:

After we drink, the corresponding alcohol will enter our body. The liver is an organ involved in our metabolism and detoxification. At this time, most of the alcohol must be metabolized by the liver.

At the same time, most of the water in the blood will be utilized, and the concentration of uric acid in the blood will increase. In severe cases, the uric acid in the blood will form crystals. This will cause gout patients, who already have unstable uric acid levels, to develop further serious conditions, which is not good for their health.

2. Reasons why gout patients cannot drink alcohol:

After alcohol enters the human body, it will produce lactic acid through the metabolism process. Both lactic acid and uric acid are excreted through the kidneys. The increase of lactic acid will also affect or even hinder the excretion of uric acid, thereby increasing the uric acid level in the body.

3. Reasons why gout patients cannot drink alcohol:

Although the purine content in alcohol is not high, especially the beer that people often drink in daily life, a lot of it will be converted into purine. At the same time, it will also hinder the uric acid in the body, which is not conducive to the development of the disease.

Some gout patients also asked if they can drink wine? Wine is also good for your heart. Little do people know that there is no relevant research to prove that drinking wine is good for the heart. Therefore, for gout patients, it is not recommended to drink either liquor, beer, or wine.

The most recommended drink for gout patients is boiled water, which can help gout patients dilute the uric acid in their blood and is beneficial to the health of gout patients to a certain extent.