Treatment for Gout

Treatment of gout can be carried out through dietary regimen, medication, and surgery. You need to choose the appropriate treatment according to the severity of gout under the guidance of your doctor. 1. Dietary regulation: unreasonable diet is the main cause of gout. Therefore, patients should avoid large amounts of intake of high purine food such as seafood, animal offal, etc., and drink more water to promote the excretion of uric acid. 2. Medication: Generally, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are often used to relieve pain during acute attacks, such as indomethacin, diclofenac, etc. Colchicine can be used if there are contraindications to NSAIDs. Chronic gout patients often use uric acid-lowering drugs, such as allopurinol, febuxostat, benzbromarone, etc., need to be under the guidance of the doctor for drug treatment. 3. Surgical treatment: If the gout stone is large or seriously affects the activities, it is necessary to consider surgical removal for treatment. If there is joint effusion, arthrocentesis can be performed to extract the effusion and urate crystals, and corrective surgery can be performed for patients with deformed joints. It is recommended that gout patients go to the hospital for consultation and relevant treatment under the guidance of professional doctors.