Gout attack with mild pain, you can relieve the symptoms through general treatment, medication, etc., symptoms worsening need to seek medical treatment in time.
1. General treatment: patients with gout attack with mild pain, should rest in bed, elevate the affected limbs, reduce activities, can be localized cold compresses. At the same time, strict low purine diet, avoid eating seafood, animal offal and other high purine content of food, drink more water, all help uric acid out of the body.
2. Drug therapy: the purpose of drug therapy is to rapidly control the symptoms of acute arthritis, the treatment effect is better within 24 hours of the onset of the disease. At this time, the uric acid-lowering drugs already used can continue to be used. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, colchicine and glucocorticoids are the main drugs used in the treatment of acute attacks of gout, the specific use and dosage of drugs should be determined under the guidance of a doctor.
Gout patients should pay attention to the disease, symptoms worsening or other discomfort, should go to the hospital as soon as possible, under the guidance of a professional doctor for standardized drug treatment, do not self-medication.