Can you take ibuprofen for gout?

Gout patients can take ibuprofen, which is a non-steroidal analgesic drug that can be used as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever to control pain caused by gout. The drug can only be used as a symptomatic pain management and does not reduce the root cause of gout attacks. To reduce gout attacks is to start treatment with uric acid-lowering drugs when the patient’s pain is relieved. There are two main categories of uric acid-lowering drugs available clinically, one is allopurinol tablets and febuxostat tablets that inhibit uric acid production, and the other is benzbromarone tablets that promote uric acid excretion. Depending on the patient’s condition, one of the above drugs can be chosen for continuous uric acid-lowering medication. For gout patients, it is also necessary to have a low purine diet, drink more water and urinate regularly.