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How to treat gout in stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Gout is one of the complications of stage 3 kidney disease. With gout, patients will suffer from severe pain in one joint. Walking can be very painful and even the weight of bedclothes can hurt. This is why it is important to treat gout in stage 3 kidney disease.
First, we should know how does gout occur?
Uric acid is a waste products after it breaks down purines in the body. After its breakdown, this resulting waste will deposit into your bloodstream. We know kidneys are responsible for expelling wastes from the body in your urine. However, in stage 3 CKD, it means kidneys are moderately damaged. In this case, too much uric acid builds up in the body, it can have serious health consequences, one of the most common being gout.
Second, how to treat gout by diet and medical treatment?
Gout diet
Since purine chemicals are converted by the body into uric acid, purine-rich foods should be avoided. Purine high foods include shellfish and organ meats such as liver, brains, kidneys and sweetbreads. It is reported that meat or seafood increases the risk of gout attacks, while dairy foods seem to reduce the risk. Decrease your protein intake and increase your fruit and vegetable intake. Reduce your alcohol consumption. This is because beer and wine contain high amounts of purines.
Medical treatment
Dialysis
Dialysis is one way to eliminate excessive wastes from your body in urine. This helps reduce uric acid level to some extent.
Chinese herbs
Some traditional Chinese herbs can dilate blood vessels, increase blood flow, which contributes to expel some uric acid through blood flow. In addition, these Chinese herbs are natural and effective to repair damaged kidneys and improve kidney function. As long as kidney function is enhanced, its ability to remove uric acid is elevated. Thus, gout can be alleviated.
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