The treatments to improve the symptoms of gout mainly include general treatment, as well as anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medication.
1. General treatment: patients with gout in the attack period should try to rest in bed, elevate the affected limbs, drink a lot of water every day to promote the excretion of uric acid, avoid drinking alcohol and fructose-rich beverages, avoid a high-purine diet, and reduce the intake of seafood, animal offal, and so on.
2. Medications: When gout is in acute attack, patients can take colchicine, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen to improve gout symptoms; for patients with severe systemic symptoms or ineffective colchicine and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment, glucocorticoid therapy can be applied, such as prednisone, etc. Patients with allergies and other adverse reactions should be treated promptly. Patients with allergies and other adverse reactions should consult a doctor in time.
It is recommended that patients with gout go to regular hospitals for consultation and standardized treatment under the guidance of physicians. Drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice, avoid self-medication.