High uric acid can not only cause joint pain, but also heart attack; do not ignore these symptoms

News Topical, Digital Desk : High uric acid is a problem that has become a cause of trouble for many people these days. Bad eating habits and deteriorating lifestyle often make people victims of this problem. Increased uric acid causes many problems, but do you know that high uric acid can also cause heart attack and other heart related problems.

High uric acid, also known as hyperuricemia, is recognized as a risk factor for heart attack and other heart diseases, according to a review recently published in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Let's know how uric acid can be formed

Cause of heart attack-

Uric acid  is a waste product formed in the body, which is formed when your body breaks down foods into chemicals called purines. Usually our body expels it through urine through the kidneys, but when it is unable to expel it from the body, its quantity starts increasing in the body, leading to the condition of high uric acid.

Research shows that high uric acid  may increase other risk factors such as high blood pressure  and diabetes, increasing the risk of heart attack.

Symptoms of high uric acid

• Severe joint pain
• stiffness in joints
• Kidney stones:
• severe pain in the side or back
• blood in urine
• Frequent urination or foul-smelling urine
• Tingling or mild swelling in the joints, sometimes without any significant pain

Risk factors for high uric acid

Large scale studies have shown a direct link between high uric acid and heart related problems. Not only this, many studies have linked high uric acid with heart related problems, some of which are as follows-

• Coronary artery disease (heart attack)
• Heart Failure,
• High blood pressure
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Chronic Kidney Disease

How to control uric acid?

Lifestyle changes are necessary to control high uric acid. For this, you can make the following changes in your diet-

• Limit high-purine food items such as red meat, organ meats, and seafood.
• Avoid sugary drinks and high fructose food items.
• Drink plenty of water for proper functioning of the kidneys.
• Limit alcohol consumption, especially beer and spirits.
• Maintain a healthy weight and do some physical activity daily.
• Manage conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or kidney disease.

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