Foot pain caused by high uric acid usually gets better in about seven days. Foot pain caused by high uric acid is called an acute attack of gouty arthritis. The acute attack of gouty arthritis usually lasts for about a week and is self-limiting even without any medication and can improve on its own. In order to relieve the symptoms of foot pain as soon as possible, it is generally necessary to take some oral anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, commonly used colchicine, but some patients can not tolerate after taking colchicine, there will be abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal reactions, can be replaced by non-steroidal pain medication, such as diclofenac sodium extended-release tablets, to carry out anti-inflammatory and pain relief. In order to prevent the reoccurrence of gout foot pain, continuous uric acid-lowering medication is needed during the interval when the joint is not painful, and febuxostat can be chosen to lower uric acid.