There is no such thing as the fastest way to relieve pain and swelling from gout, and the main focus is on the acute and chronic phases of gouty arthritis. In the acute phase, you can choose non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as well as colchicine. Chronic phase to reduce uric acid is the main. 1. Acute gouty arthritis: you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take diclofenac, etoricoxib and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve the pain and swelling of acute gouty arthritis. In addition, you can also choose a small dose of colchicine under the guidance of the doctor. 2. Chronic gouty arthritis: If you have chronic gouty arthritis, you generally need to lower uric acid treatment, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take drugs to inhibit the production of uric acid, such as febuxostat, allopurinol; or to promote uric acid excretion of drugs, such as phenylbromarone and so on. Once diagnosed with gout, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the use of medication, avoid self-medication, in order to avoid delays in treatment or adverse reactions.