Ang katotohanan tungkol sa "Gout at Rayuma" at ano nga ba ang mga talagang sanhi nito?

Monggo is one of the most favorites foods of all times especially when it's Friday. But, some of the people nowadays prevent themselves from eating monggo because they think that monggo can also cause rayuma. In Filipino, Arthritis is also known as "rayuma," an illness that causes painful stiffness and inflammation of the joints. Gout, on the other hand, happens under the inflammatory arthritis category where uric acid forms in the joint causing pain.

Geraldine Zamora-Racaza is one of the rheumatologist group that debunks this assumption. Based on her,

"Ang sagot diyan ay hindi. Hindi talaga siya bawal. Kawawa nga po ang munggo [dahil] parati siyang sinisisi. ‘Dok kumain ako ng munggo,’ and they automatically attribute na ‘yung munggo daw ang sanhi ng pagsakit ng kasu-kasuan. This is not true kahit gout pa ang rayuma."

Gout arthritis is caused by high uric acid which can be seen in high-purine foods, stated by Ester Gonzales-Penserga who also a rheumatologist. She also said that monggo beans don't carry high-purine levels.

According to her,

"Siguro ‘yung munggo nila may dilis, maalat, may chicharon kaya siguro nagkaroon ng atake ng gout. Baka ganun at hindi dahil sa munggo per se. Baka may ibang nagawa, baka nakainom, o di kaya na-dehydrate kaya umatake ang gout."

Here are some foods that we need to avoid because it contains a high-purine that can cause a Gout attack:


1. alcoholic drinks

2. some fish, shellfish such as crab, lobster, oysters and shrimp, and seafood including sardines, anchovies, mussels, scallops

3. some meats, such as beef, chicken, bacon, and organ meats like liver

They also said,

“Kung pipili po ng isdang kakainin mas maganda po ‘yung mga tuna compared to dilis." "Yung fructose corn syrup, nasa mga juice, desserts, ‘yung ‘yung usually na kinagugulat ng mga pasyente na sinasabihan kong ‘magandang umiwas sa mga ganitong pagkain or inumin dahil nakatataas din ng uric acid or high in purine."

Dr. Gonzales-Penserga explained that another thing to consider is losing weight. She also said that the higher the body fat, the higher the uric acid is. She added that 80% of uric acid comes from the body while the 20% comes from the uric acid of food They also said that only those people who have a Gout arthritis should prevent their self from high purine foods. Now that you know the fact about monggo, are you going to eat the favorite food of all times which is monggo now? Share this with your relatives now so you can eat together a bowl of monggo.

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