The main treatments for gout stones in joints are general treatment, medication and surgery.
1. General treatment: Diet control is very important for patients with gout stones. Patients should avoid high purine diet, reduce the intake of high fructose drinks and alcohol, etc., at the same time, pay attention to weight control, maintain a healthy lifestyle, drink a lot of water, maintain a daily urinary output of >2000mL.
2. Drug therapy: patients with gout stones in the joints are often accompanied by elevated uric acid, can take such as allopurinol, febuxostat, benzbromarone and other uric acid-lowering medication, to promote the dissolution of gout stones and reduce the occurrence of joint and kidney damage.
3. Surgery: When the gout stone is large and affects the joints, visceral function or presses the nerves, or removes the gout stone that cannot heal for a long period of time after breakage, it can be treated by surgery. However, after surgery, the patient still needs to receive general treatment such as low purine diet and alcohol cessation, as well as corresponding medication.
Patients with gout stones in the joints are advised to go to regular hospitals as soon as possible for consultation and standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors.