Gout is usually not completely cured in the early stages, but with active treatment it can be prevented from recurring attacks. Treatment includes non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments.
1. Non-pharmacological treatment: Gout is mostly caused by hyperuricemia, so gout patients should actively control the uric acid level. The intake of high-purine foods such as seafood and animal offal should be reduced, and the amount of water consumed should also be increased.
2. Medication: When gout is in acute attack, colchicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as loxoprofen, etc. or glucocorticosteroids, such as prednisone acetate, etc., can be used to relieve the symptoms. In the intermittent period between gout attacks, drugs that inhibit uric acid production such as allopurinol and febuxostat or promote uric acid excretion such as benzbromarone can be used to reduce uric acid. All of the above drugs should be taken as prescribed by the doctor.
Gout is a chronic disease that is difficult to cure, but symptoms can be controlled after treatment. Therefore, it is recommended that gout patients should consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment, avoid self-medication.