What is the relationship between high uric acid and gout

High uric acid can cause gout. Patients with high uric acid can show purine metabolism disorders, mainly excessive uric acid production and uric acid excretion disorders. Long-term hyperuricemia can cause gout. Gout is more common in men, but also in some women after menopause. It can be manifested as hyperuricemia, acute arthritis, tophith, gouty nephropathy, kidney stones and other forms. Patients with high uric acid should be timely intervention treatment, can be given more water, eat low-purine food and other ways to reduce uric acid, prevent gout attacks. once showing gouty arthritis, can show joint function damage, gouty nephropathy can show acute renal failure, greater harm.