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What Causes Elevated Uric Acid Level In Blood?
Question: why uric acid increase in blood?
Brief Answer:
Can be due to renal disease or increased intake of protein.
Detailed Answer:
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Uric acid levels increase in the blood due to increased intake or decreased excretion from the kidneys. Things that may cause slow-down in the removal of uric acid include rich foods, being overweight, having diabetes, taking certain diuretics (sometimes called water pills) and drinking too much alcohol. Other less common causes are a diet high in purine-containing items or your body producing too much uric acid.
A diet rich in high-purine meats, organ foods, and legumes can result in an overproduction of uric acid. Renal failure and few enzyme deficiencies can also cause an increase in uric acid levels in body.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
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Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Can be due to renal disease or increased intake of protein.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Uric acid levels increase in the blood due to increased intake or decreased excretion from the kidneys. Things that may cause slow-down in the removal of uric acid include rich foods, being overweight, having diabetes, taking certain diuretics (sometimes called water pills) and drinking too much alcohol. Other less common causes are a diet high in purine-containing items or your body producing too much uric acid.
A diet rich in high-purine meats, organ foods, and legumes can result in an overproduction of uric acid. Renal failure and few enzyme deficiencies can also cause an increase in uric acid levels in body.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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