2019 Volume 43 Issue 2 Pages 157-162
Kumamoto City was struck by two big earthquakes on April 14th and 16th, 2016. We conducted a patient questionnaire to assess changes in the treatment status and life and medication status of patients with gout and hyperuricemia at that time, and reported the impact of the disaster on these patients.
Of the 225 patients with gout and hyperuricemia who came to our hospital about 2 weeks after the main shock, we collected data on 142 persons who were able to undergo blood biochemistry tests. As a result, 70% of patients were able to maintain a uric acid level below 6 mg / dL.
A questionnaire survey was conducted on 70 of them randomly selected. With regard to meals, the food itself could be secured by stockpiling and purchase at stores, but there was a large amount of carbohydrates such as bread, rice balls, and lunchboxes to augment supplies and emergency food.
While fresh foods such as vegetables, meat and fish we can see that the intake of. In addition, there were many cases of weight gain due to the diet being biased towards instant foods and carbohydrates (so-called "earthquake-induced fattening"), and so it was considered necessary to draw attention to weight gain due to the excessive intake of carbohydrates. In addition, about 70% of people answered that there was no change in water intake, and so it is possible that they were not aware of a decrease in water intake because there was a water shortage and there were days when the temperature was high. And confirmation of water intake and awareness.
