What to do if your child has high uric acid

From the moment a baby is born, he or she brings joy and surprise to a family, but this does not mean that the baby will grow up healthy. Children in many families will always encounter one disease or another, such as high uric acid. So what should we do when a child has high uric acid? The most important way is to take your child to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time, because only by understanding the baby's disease condition at the first time can you find a better solution.

Uric acid is a metabolite rich in purine in food. Most of the uric acid in the human body is excreted through the kidneys. High uric acid levels can accumulate in the body and easily form stones or gout. But the above situation is less common in children.

The diet should be mainly vegetarian, and the rougher the better. You should try to eat less animal oil and more vegetable oil such as sesame oil, peanut oil, corn oil, rice bran oil, wheat germ oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, etc. Drink more water and eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber.

Be sure to pay attention not to eat high-protein foods, such as soy products, eggs, and lean meat. Don't eat too much, and don't drink alcohol. Eat more green vegetables, eat a light diet, and drink plenty of water to facilitate the excretion of uric acid. In addition, you should check what causes high uric acid. Some diseases can cause high uric acid. Once the primary disease is resolved, uric acid will automatically drop. You need to take uric acid-lowering drugs, such as probenecid.

High urea is a disease that has little to do with age. People of all ages may suffer from high uric acid, and children are no exception. So, if we find that our children suffer from high uric acid, what should we do as parents? Next, let’s take a closer look.

High uric acid level is a metabolic disease caused by a metabolic disorder in the human body, which leads to an increase of uric acid in the blood. The daily production and excretion of uric acid in the body are approximately equal. In terms of production, one-third comes from food, and two-thirds is synthesized by the body itself. As for excretion, one-third is excreted from the intestines, and two-thirds is excreted from the kidneys.

Overweight or obesity is a risk factor for hyperuricemia, and avoiding obesity is an important part of preventing hyperuricemia and gout.

Persistent high blood uric acid may cause uric acid crystals and urate crystals to deposit in the renal pelvis, ureter or renal tubules and renal interstitium, causing kidney damage and kidney stones. Therefore, we should look for the cause of high blood uric acid, such as diuretics, antihypertensive drugs, chemotherapy drugs and other drug factors as well as kidney disease, blood disease, diabetes, etc.

If a child is found to have high uric acid, uric acid can be controlled through diet. Eat less high-protein foods. The basic principles of diet control are not to drink alcohol, not to eat animal offal (such as liver, kidney, brain, heart, intestine, etc.) and meat soup, eat less seafood, and drink plenty of water.

Vegetables and fruits: All vegetables can be eaten except mushrooms, beans (such as lentils), seaweed and spinach, which should not be consumed in large quantities. There are no taboos on fruits. Patients can drink an appropriate amount of fruit or vegetable juice to make the urine alkaline, thereby dissolving the crystallized uric acid and making it easier to excrete it in the urine.

Many parents are worried about what to do if their children have high uric acid levels. In fact, there is no need to worry. Today's medical technology is so advanced that as long as the patient takes a positive attitude to face it, the disease will get better. In addition, during the baby's treatment, parents must actively comfort the baby's emotions and not let the baby be in an anxious state. If the baby is in this state for a long time, the disease will not get better quickly.