Glycerol Kinase Deficiency Questions

Eat less purine containing diet that is less protein. Avoid pulses, meat etc.
Avoid processed and fermented food.

1. Avoid protein rich diets like mutton, egg, fish, sea food (sardines)/prawn
2.Avoid pulses, lentill, mushrooms, green leafy vegetablles like broccoli, cauli flower, cabbage, spinach, beans, peas
3. Take fruits like apple, banana, orange, black cherry, lime etc
4. Drink plenty of water (8-10 glass) daily
5. Avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks, excess sweets cakes/cookies
6.Reduce weight if overweight
7. Take medicine after consulting physician.

There is no relationship in between sexual intercourse and uric acid metabolism. You can have sexual intercourse. You have to take tablet for uric acid and avoid too much proteins.

Reveiwed reports, renal function is altered, uric acid is raised, blood urea and serum creatinine are also raised ,need to get a Renal scan, and at the same time improve hydration (2.5-3 litres of water daily for 3 days) and get a repeat KFT test done after 3 days of hydration therapy .Also get started with treatment for raised uric acid from a nephrologist.

Quadriceps Exercises- Lie straight, make a towel role and put it under the knee, press the keen against the role, hold it for 20 secs. Repeat 20 times twice a day. This will help relieve some pain.

Cut down high protein diet (like non veg )drink 3-4 litres of water. Check after 1 month if not normal will need medicine for that.

Hello thanks for your Query. Hope her BP is normal. She has both kidney problem. They are into failure stage. S. Cr should be less than 1.4, here its 6.52. Please take her to hospital as she may require dialysis. Emergency required.

• Stretch Calves
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• Hams Stretching.
• Sports Taping.
• Hot Fomentation.

Higher rate of metabolism doesn't make you underweight but it helps in weight management and stamina. So take healthy diet think positive.

Mr. lybrate-user, Gout occurs because of deposition of uric acid crystals in and around the joint space. So there are drugs given which help excrete uric acid plus NSAIDs to control acute pain and inflammation. As a precaution following food s should be avoided: red meat, organ meat, certain sea foods like scallops, sardines, salmon, haddock, herring, mushrooms. Mussels and alcohol and sweetened aerated drinks. Thanks.