Middle-aged and elderly gout in the diet can eat low purine food, drink more water and so on. In serious cases, some drugs should be taken for treatment.
1. Diet: gout patients in the diet should not eat or eat less high purine food, such as animal offal, seafood, thick meat soup, soybean, soybean and so on. Low purine food can be consumed. In addition, it is recommended that gout patients drink more water in moderation to increase uric acid excretion. Eliminate alcohol and drink less strong tea.
2. Take medication: Gout attack will be severe pain in the joints, you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (indomethacin, diclofenac, etc.), colchicine for treatment. When the symptoms are reduced to long-term treatment of uric acid-lowering drugs, such as allopurinol, febuxostat and so on. Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.
It is recommended that middle-aged and elderly gout patients can go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals and other related departments for detailed consultation, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment and reasonable diet.