Gout attack symptoms can be effectively relieved through reasonable treatment, but the disease itself cannot be cured.
Gout is a crystal-associated joint disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate, and there is currently no effective cure for this disease. During the remission period, there are usually no obvious symptoms, while during the attack period, due to joint inflammation, patients may experience redness and swelling of the joints, severe pain in the joints, and restricted joint movement, etc. At this time, symptoms can be relieved through the use of reasonable medications.
Common drugs that can effectively relieve the symptoms of gout attack include colchicine, etoricoxib, celecoxib, etc. These drugs can play a role in pain relief, anti-inflammatory effect, during this period, patients should try to rest in bed to reduce exercise, the symptoms of the attack period can generally be relieved within 2 weeks.
Gout attack remission period, it is recommended to take febuxostat, benzbromarone, allopurinol and other uric acid-lowering drugs, the blood uric acid control in the ideal range.
Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician, and gout patients are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of a regular hospital for further consultation and standardized treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.