Gout, eat watermelon, okay?

Gout patients can eat watermelon, eat watermelon has a certain diuretic effect on gout patients, can help uric acid from the body, but if gout patients complicated with hyperlipidemia or hyperglycemia metabolic syndrome can not eat too much watermelon, because watermelon contains relatively high calories, eat watermelon more, not conducive to blood sugar and blood fat control. Gout patients can still eat most fruits, but pay attention to the diversification of diet, not simplification, only diversified consumption of various fruits and vegetables, in order to ensure the intake of nutrients in the body, improve disease resistance. In addition, although diet control in gout patients can help reduce serum uric acid levels, it only reduces serum uric acid by about 10% to 15%. If uric acid is to be controlled in a stable range, the best measure is to take drug treatment, especially for those patients who still cannot make serum uric acid reach the standard after diet control. Commonly used uric acid lowering drugs include allopurinol, febuxostat, benzbromarone, etc. Patients should choose appropriate drugs according to their own comorbidities and other conditions. They should visit Rheumatology and Immunology Department regularly during the course of taking drugs to observe the effect of lowering uric acid and whether they show adverse drug reactions. The above schemes are for reference only. For specific use, please follow the drug instructions or go to a regular hospital for medication.