How to relieve a gout attack

Gout attack can be relieved by medication and care of the affected joints. 1. Medication: Acute gout attack can be triggered by strenuous exercise, sudden cold, alcohol consumption, high purine diet and other factors, resulting in severe joint pain, joint swelling and other symptoms, at this time, you can take colchicine or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as celecoxib capsules, diclofenac sodium tablets and so on) to ease the symptoms, in which colchicine is the first choice of drugs for the relief of symptoms of acute gout attack. 2. Affected joints care: patients with acute gout attacks also need to pay attention to the affected joints care, such as reducing the activities of the affected joints so as not to exacerbate the inflammation, elevate the affected limbs, pay attention to bed rest. Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, it is recommended that patients with acute attacks of gout to the rheumatology and immunology department of the regular hospital in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not take medication on their own.