Gout occurs when there is too much uric acid in the body, or the condition called hyperuricemia. Uric acid is a natural substance produced in our body from the breakdown of purine. Purine is also a natural substance that can be found in many food products like processed food, some types of seafood, high-fructose drinks, and more.
Hyperuricemia usually happens due to the body producing too much uric acid, the body being inefficient in removing the uric acid, or a combination of both processes. When too much uric acid accumulates in the body, it can form a crystal-like structure and deposit in the joints causing swelling and pain.
Gout can be painful. Without proper treatment, gout may affect your ability to do your daily routine and quality of life. Therefore, it is important to get diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.
With proper diagnosis and management, gout can be controlled. Gout treatments include medications to lower uric acid levels and reduce pain from uric acid formation in joints and other areas of the body. Do consult your healthcare practitioner before taking any medication to lower your uric acid levels.
For people who are suffering from gout, you may try to practice the tips below:
Avoid doing high-impact physical activities that may be putting too much stress on the joints.
Use a walking cane to help keep the pressure off the painful joint.
Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
Avoid eating high-purine food excessively.
Avoid the consumption of alcohol.
Consumption of Ural could also help. Ural is an effective urinary alkalinizer. Made in Australia, Ural is sugar-free, lemon-flavoured alkalinizer that is easy to consume¹.
Ural is effective because the sodium bicarbonate in the product increases the excretion of bicarbonate ions in the urine and raises the pH value of urine. A rise in urinary pH makes the urine more alkaline and hence promotes the dissolution of uric acid crystals. By maintaining alkaline urine, the actual dissolution of uric acid stones may be accomplished¹.
Ural helps to prevent the crystallisation of uric acid crystals in gout therapy and the dissolution of uric acid stones¹.
Ural is available in all leading pharmacies nationwide.
References:
1. Ural Malaysia PI, Apr 2022.
KKLIU 2796 / EXP 31.12.2025
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