The five habits that hurt the kidneys will really exhaust the kidneys! Why are there so many people improperly?
What did the rise in living bring to humans?
Satisfaction of material needs, and the "disease of wealth" caused by excess.
The most typical chronic disease that endangers human health is the "three highs". In addition, "hyperuricemia" has also joined the team and has become the "fourth high" after the three highs.
"Hyperuricemia" is the completed name in the medical field. We common people call it "hyperuric acid". It is not unfamiliar in our lives, because its patients have exceeded the number of diabetics, reaching 170 million.
Moreover, according to the data chart, its prevalence is more than 10 times that of 20 years ago, and the development speed is amazing.
The most typical disease caused by high uric acid is "gout". There are 90 million gout patients in China and 120 million potential patients.
Comparing the number of patients with high uric acid, you can imagine how high the incidence of gout is.
What are the feats of high uric acid and kidney disease?
High uric acid not only causes gout, but also has an inevitable relationship with kidney disease.
Under normal circumstances, the daily production of uric acid by the human body is proportional to the uric acid metabolized, so the uric acid in the body has always been in a balanced state, and its main metabolic channel is the kidneys!
When the kidneys filter the blood, it intercepts the water and uric acid in the blood, and excretes the uric acid in the urine. When the kidneys are damaged, the ability to metabolize uric acid naturally decreases.
When you eat too much purine-containing food, purine will be rapidly metabolized into uric acid in the body, far exceeding the metabolic upper limit of the kidneys. These excess uric acid can only accumulate in the body continuously, thereby inducing hyperuricemia.
And then, the operation of uric acid is very psychedelic.
It not only increases the metabolic pressure on the kidneys, but also precipitates urate crystals, which continuously accumulate in the kidneys, thereby causing kidney damage!
To maintain kidney health and uric acid balance, it is necessary to avoid the following five bad habits:
Avoid high-purine foods
High-purine foods include animal offal, seafood, hot pot, etc. These foods contain excessive amounts of purines, and occasionally eating them seems to have no effect.
However, if you consume large amounts for a long time, it will increase the burden on the kidneys, and urate crystals will continue to damage the kidneys, so avoid excessive intake of these foods.
- Don't drink water when you are thirsty
Too little water intake is a major factor in damaging the kidneys and increasing uric acid. As mentioned above, the main function of the kidneys is to produce urine.
If you drink too little water, the amount of urine production will naturally decrease, and uric acid will not be excreted with urine. This damage is a vicious circle.
When the body sends a thirst signal, the body is often in a state of extreme water shortage, so whether you are thirsty or not, you cannot ignore water intake throughout the day.
Recommendation: Adults should drink about 1500-1700ml of water per day.
Three, hold back urine
95% of urine is water, and the rest is waste products produced by the body's metabolism.
After the kidneys produce urine, it will be stored in the bladder for excretion. If you hold your urine for a long time, a large amount of bacteria will be produced in the urine, which can enter the kidneys retrogradely through the ureter, thereby causing kidney infection.
And holding back urine is not conducive to the metabolism of uric acid, and it is easy for it to accumulate in the body.
- Drinking
Drinking alcohol is the main factor causing the increase of uric acid, because alcohol itself is not only a high-calorie drink, but also contains purine raw materials in some drinks, especially beer contains too much purine, which will metabolize itself into more uric acid.
Moreover, lactic acid is also produced in the process of alcohol metabolism, which inhibits the excretion of uric acid. Over time, it can not only induce high uric acid, but also may cause damage to the kidneys.
- Taking drugs indiscriminately when sick
Whether Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine is worth mentioning, they are not absolutely safe. In fact, many medicines are toxic to the liver and kidneys.
For example, Tripterygium and Aristolochia in Chinese herbal medicines, diuretics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Western medicine.
If you don't follow the doctor's advice and take it blindly, it may cause kidney damage, and the kidney damage will affect the metabolism of uric acid, and even develop into renal failure and uremia in the later stage!
In general, there is a vicious circle between high uric acid and kidney disease. Kidney disease can induce high uric acid, and high uric acid can aggravate kidney disease!
But in the final analysis, these two diseases are inseparable from unhealthy living habits.
We always enjoy the moment, but ignore the satisfaction of the momentary pleasure, may do more harm.
Therefore, if you want to spend the rest of your life healthy and happy, you must know how to maintain your health in a healthy state.