Is there a best treatment for gout?

There is no optimal clinical treatment for gout. The current treatments for gout are: medication, surgery and general treatment. 1. Drug treatment: when the patient is in the acute stage of gout, indomethacin, etoricoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to relieve the pain as prescribed by the doctor, and colchicine can also be used to treat the disease with a small dose of colchicine. In the intermittent and chronic phase of the disease, drugs such as allopurinol, febuxostat and other drugs that inhibit the synthesis of uric acid, and drugs such as benzbromarone and probenecid that promote the excretion of uric acid can be used as prescribed by the doctor. 2. Surgery: If necessary, gout stone can be removed through surgery, and orthopedic surgery can be performed on the destroyed joints. 3. General treatment: pay attention to the rationality of daily diet, reduce the intake of high-purine food, and quit smoking and alcohol. Patients should pay attention to joint warmth, avoid joint cold or strenuous exercise. It is recommended that gout patients to the regular hospital rheumatology and immunology department in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment, do not self-medication.