TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – gout could attack anyone, even in a young age. Normally it will attack an old people around 40 years old, but recently younger people on 20-30 years old could also get a gout. Why? What could cause it?
According to Klik Dokter, someone with high uric acid that could form urate crystals which accumulate in their joint. Usually this was gotten from their bad life style, like too much smoking, drinking much alcohol and consuming food which contain lots of purin.
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1. Gender
Mostly, gout will attack guys, however after women got their menopause, they could also get the symptoms.
2. Family history of gout
Try to find out whether you parents or any other members of ur family have had iy before. If other members of your family have had gout, you're more likely to develop the disease.
3. Obesity
If you're overweight, your body produces more uric acid and your kidneys will have some difficult time eliminating uric acid. This will keep the uric acid stay in your body and then form urat crystals that caused you get a gout.
4. Diet
Eating a diet rich in meat and seafood and drinking beverages sweetened especially those with fructose increase levels of uric acid, which increase your risk to get this disease. Drinking much alcohol like beer, also increases the risk of gout.
Try to have a healthy life by putting everything at the right place consuming everything at the right portion for your self. Remember, every person has different need of treatments or even diet and never let gout come to you. (*)
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| Editor | : Khodijah Siti |
| Publisher | : Sholihin Nur |
