Uric acid is produced during the breakdown of purines, which are present in some foods as well as in our bodies, and is present in excess in the blood in a condition called hyperuricemia.
Urinary excretion of most of the uric acid produced by the kidney occurs as it travels through the blood and kidneys.
It may be linked to gout attacks or the formation of kidney stones, but only about one in five people have high uric acid levels, and the majority of them don’t experience any symptoms or problems.
Causes
The majority of the time, high uric acid levels are the result of our kidneys’ inability to remove uric acid from the body efficiently. Rich foods, obesity, diabetes, some types of diuretics, excessive alcohol consumption, a diet high in purine-containing foods, and our bodies’ excessive uric acid production are some of the factors that may contribute to this slowdown in uric acid removal.
High levels of uric acid in the blood can result from a number of factors, including:
· Diuretic medications ( water pills)
· Drinking too much alcohol
· Genetics ( inherited tendencies)
· Hypothyroidism
· Immune suppressing drugs
· Niacin or Vitamin B-3
· Obesity
· Psoriasis
Foods high in purines include game meat, anchovies, sardines, gravy, dried beans and peas, mushrooms, and more.
The kidneys’ inability to filter waste is known as renal insufficiency.
When receiving chemotherapy or radiation for cancer, check for high uric acid levels as well as tumor lysis syndrome, which is a sudden release of cells into the blood brought on by specific cancers or the chemotherapy used to treat them.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
When it comes to high uric acid levels, homoeopathy has a number of effective treatments available, but the choice is dependent on the patient’s unique characteristics, taking into account their mental and physiological well-being. Homoeopathy is currently a rapidly expanding system that is used throughout the world. Its strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it adopts a holistic approach to the sick individual.
BENZOIC ACID:Benzonic acid urinary symptoms are very important. Excess uric acid in kidney and urine, which may lead to the formation of stones. Urine is hot, dark brown, and has a strong, disagreeable smell like horse urine. Great toe becomes swollen and painful, making it difficult to walk. Tearing pain in great toe. Joints crack when moved.
BERBERIS VULGARIS:Gout and kidney stones, especially in the left kidney, high levels of uric acid, pain in the balls of the feet when stepping, and pain in the joints are all symptoms of this condition.
COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE:Sharp pain in the big toe and heel, inability to bear to have the affected area touched or moved, as well as red, swollen, and extremely hot to the touch, are all symptoms of gout. The pain is exacerbated by heat, evening, and nighttime temperatures. Legs and feet become edematous and swollen, and they become cold. Limbs become lame, weak, and difficult to move.
GUAIACUM OFFICINALE:Rheumatic pain in the shoulders, arms, and hands. Growing pains. Gouty tearing and lancinating pains with contractions. Swollen, painful, and intolerant of pressure joints. A feeling of heat in the affected limbs. Immovable stiffness. Worse from heat, cold, wet weather, touch, and pressure. Better from external pressure. Deformities and contractures are seen in chronic cases.
LEDUM PALUSTRE :Great toe ball swollen and painful, gouty nodosities, pain shifting from downward to upward, gouty paind shoot throughout foot and limb, especially in small joints, painful soles that are difficult to step on, and a lot of uric acid and sand in urine.
LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM:Chronic gout with chalky deposits in the joints, high levels of uric acid, and kidney stones, especially in the right kidney.
LITHIUM CARBONICUM:Joint swelling, itching around joints, turbid urine with sand deposits, nodular swelling in joints, painful ankle joint while walking, swelling and tenderness in finger and toe joints that improves with hot water, and a general sense of heaviness and soreness throughout the body.
URTICA URENS:a specific treatment for gouty pain in the ankles and wrists, high levels of uric acid in the blood, and kidney and bladder stones caused by uric acid.
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