How to relieve foot pain from gout

  The onset of gout is more sites, and the foot is also a common site, after the attack will make the patient’s foot joint pain is very serious, seriously affecting daily life, so timely treatment is needed, you can take drugs, drink a lot of water and other methods to relieve pain, of which medication is the key.  Once an acute attack of gout causes swollen and painful joints in the feet, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, such as etoricoxib, celecoxib, diclofenac sodium, should be taken as soon as possible. This class of drugs can effectively relieve pain in a relatively short period of time, but attention needs to be paid to the possible adverse effects of the drugs on the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal tracts. Some gout patients can also take colchicine to relieve pain, but it should be noted that colchicine has certain gastrointestinal adverse effects. For severe joint pain in the feet caused by gout attacks, short-term use of glucocorticoids may also be considered for symptom control when conventional medication is not effective. In addition, patients who are in the acute phase of gout should also drink a lot of water and urinate more to promote the excretion of uric acid, while prohibiting the consumption of alcohol, seafood and animal offal and other foods.  Gout-induced foot pain, the usual prevention is also very important, we must pay attention to reasonable dietary conditioning in life to reduce food sources of uric acid, the correct diet can properly reduce the chances of gout occurrence.