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Uric acid occurs when uric acid levels in the kidneys the body too much. Kidney which should filter out uric acid and release it out of the body, fail to work normally.

Levels of high uric acid in the blood will cause the solid crystals collected on the various joints. This causes pain to the patient.

If it is left like that, the crystals of uric acid will cause the same damage to the kidney stones.

Some foods and beverages that are known to increase levels of purines include:

1. Alcohol
2. Fish hearing, sardines and the like
3. Eggs
4. Offal; all parts contained in the stomachs of animals: the intestine, liver, heart, tripe, and spleen.


Note: Eating offal will cause excessive work exacerbate processing enzyme in purine hipoksantin.


A. The facts surrounding the uric acid

1. Not all complaints are joint pain and swelling that follows means a person experiencing pain uric acid. To determine whether the person is really sick uric acid, should be sent to the doctor.
2. More often suffered by men, while women are rarely found except in the case after the menopause. Women rarely suffer from gout because it has estrogen hormone that helps the acid through the urine disposal.
3. Drug advertising offers healing of the sick more uric acid disrupt general view of the truth of the disease.
4. Acid crystals (uric acid) produced by the metabolism of purines, a component of nucleic acids present in the nucleus ang body cells.
5. Natural Seara, purine was produced by the body by 85%. So it takes only 15% purine derived from food intake.
6. Foods derived from animals produced greater than purine foods from plants. This resulted in people who like to eat meat more susceptible to contracting the disease gout.
7. Maori tribes have suffered from the disease prevalence of uric acid in the world at large. While in Indonesia, uric acid diseases suffered by people living in the coastal area.


B. Characterization of uric acid diseases

1. Primary gout

The cause of the disease is not known with certainty. Could be a combination of genetic and hormonal factors that result in excessive production of uric acid metabolism so disturbing.

2. Secondary gout

This is caused by eating food that way is not right. People who suffer from secondary gout tend to be careless in choosing food, like eating more meat dish with a potentially increase levels of uric acid in the body.


C. Cause disease Urat acid

1. Blood disease (sunsum bone disease, polycythemia)
2. Use of drugs and alcoholic beverages
3. Obesity / Overweight
4. Diabetes mellitus also potentially have gout disease


D. Uric acid levels in the blood

Recording levels of uric acid in the blood from one laboratory to another laboratory variety. Depending on the condition of the patient's body while doing a blood test. Results are usually available between 1 to 2 days.

1. For men:

3.4 to 7.0 milligrams per deci Liter (mg / dL)
Or 200 to 420 mikromol per Liter (mcmol / L)

2. For women:

2.4 to 6.0 mg / dL
Or 140 to 360 mcmol / L

3. For the children:

2.5 to 5.5 mg / dL
Or 120 to 330 mcmol / L