What to do about Gout

  Gout is an acute and chronic inflammation and tissue damage caused by the deposition of uric acid salts in the bones and joints, kidneys and subcutaneous areas. Hyperuricemia is the basis for the occurrence of gout, so gout patients should add appropriate medications based on their condition to reduce the frequency of acute attacks and keep their condition stable based on life interventions.  Gout patients should avoid high purine diet, avoid high purine foods such as animal offal and seafood, maintain ideal body weight, drink more water, keep urine and stool open and exercise properly to increase uric acid metabolism in the body. In addition, patients should achieve a correct understanding of the disease, eliminate fear and build up confidence in treating the disease.  On the basis of insisting on life intervention, patients in acute attack can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, colchicine, glucocorticoids, etc. to relieve the attack. Intermittent and remission patients can use uric acid production inhibitors or uric acid excretory drugs. For patients with pre-existing gout stones or renal complications, treatment is also required depending on the extent of the condition. Chinese herbal medicine can also be added to the treatment after diagnosis by a Chinese medicine practitioner.  For patients with large gout stones that affect the appearance and function of the joints, they can be removed surgically, or if the patient has severe deformities of the joints that affect function, they can be corrected surgically.  In summary, gout patients should adjust their lifestyle and diet, and on this basis, apply appropriate drugs for systematic treatment to reduce the frequency of acute gout attacks, prevent the formation of uric acid stones, and reduce organ damage.