Acute gout patients with joint pain symptoms can be relieved by taking medication or appropriate care.
1. Drugs: patients with gout attack due to joint inflammation, severe joint pain, joint activity limitation and joint redness and swelling and other symptoms should take colchicine or etoricoxib, celecoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for treatment in a timely manner, these drugs can play an anti-inflammatory, analgesic effect and relieve the patient’s symptoms. If necessary, glucocorticosteroids such as prednisone can be used for treatment.
2. Nursing care: gout attack patients with joint pain should try to rest in bed to reduce the pressure on the joints, at the same time, elevate the affected limbs, drink a lot of water, if necessary, can use magnesium sulfate on the affected area for wet compresses.
It is recommended that patients in the acute stage of gout go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals for detailed consultation and standardized treatment in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, and do not use medication on their own.