Gout pain may be intense gout attack, patients with severe pain can be through the care of the affected limbs or take medication to relieve the symptoms.
1. Nursing care of the affected limbs: gout patients with severe pain symptoms should try to elevate the affected limbs, bed rest, magnesium sulfate can be used on the onset of the joints for wet compresses to relieve the symptoms, in addition to pay attention to warmth, to avoid the onset of the joints from being cold.
2. Take drugs: gout attack patients due to urate deposition in the joints and surrounding soft tissues can cause a series of joint inflammation, can be used with anti-inflammatory, analgesic effect of drugs for treatment, commonly used drugs, including etoricoxib, naproxen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine.
Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, and it is recommended that patients with severe gout pain go to the rheumatology and immunology departments of regular hospitals for detailed consultation.