What is Uric Acid

What is uric acid and why is it giving me this pain?Many people end up in the doctor’s office because they are having pain and don’t know why.  I was one of them.  The doctor told me I had gout.

So of course the first thing I asked was, “What causes gout?” The doctor told me high levels of uric acid in your body. I bet you can guess my next question, “What is uric acid?” 

Uric acid is a waste product your body creates when it breaks down purine. Your body produces purine naturally and it’s found in a lot of the foods we eat. Around 1/3 of the uric acid in our bodies comes from the foods we eat.  

Uric acid is water soluble so it makes its way into your blood steam and sent to your kidneys. Here it is filtered out and disposed of mostly in your urine, but a little may end up leaving in your stool. If the kidneys are not removing the uric acid like they are suppose to it will build up in your body and problems can occur.

Gout and kidney stones are two common effects of high uric acid.

If you have problems with high levels of uric acid like I do, don’t worry too much. It’s not the end of the world. People can make miner adjustment to their eating habits and this will not be a major problem. I have changed a few things in my life and haven’t had any problems since.

I will explain how to lower uric acid levels, and how to avoid high uric acid foods. You are doing the right thing figuring out the route of your problem and finding out what uric acid is.  

The number of people developing levels of high uric acid is increasing every year. Due to this there is an increase in the problems associated with high levels of uric acid.

Men suffer from this more often than women. Sorry guys, it’s a fact. But ladies, the gap begins to close after menopause. Some women that may have gone their whole lives without any problems could encounter some after menopause.  Uric acid can increase with old age in men and women.