It is currently believed that foot soaking has no therapeutic effect on gout patients.
Gout remission patients appropriate foot soak can play a role in promoting sleep, improve the patient’s sleep quality, but there is no clear therapeutic effect on the disease itself, remission treatment to oral uric acid lowering drugs, such as allopurinol. The use of hot water foot soak in acute attacks of gout not only does not alleviate the role of symptoms, but also may lead to joint pain symptoms worsened, not conducive to the control of the patient’s condition.
In addition to trying to stay in bed and elevate the affected limbs, avoiding exercise, patients with acute attacks of gout should also take drugs with anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects (such as colchicine, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etc.) to alleviate the symptoms, and at the same time, pay attention to ensure that the rest time, to avoid joints from being cooled.
Gout patients can go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals and other related departments for detailed consultation.