Patients with acute gout attacks, if mild, will usually resolve spontaneously without medication in about 7-14 days, and then enter an intermittent period, remaining relatively quiescent or relapsing. The duration of symptoms in patients with chronic gout varies widely among individuals, and regardless of the condition, patients need to be seen promptly. The basic cause of gout is an increase in blood uric acid, which can be divided into primary gout and secondary gout according to different causes. Most primary gout is of unknown origin and may be genetically related, caused by defects in certain enzymes. Recent studies have found that primary gout is associated with obesity, diabetes, abnormal lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, coronary heart disease, and atherosclerosis. Secondary gout is related to a variety of diseases, drugs and other secondary factors, such as hemolysis, burns, trauma, and excessive cell destruction due to chemotherapy. It is recommended that patients with gout should actively seek medical advice and apply pain-relieving drugs to improve joint symptoms, as well as treat with drugs that lower uric acid, and it is best not to wait for it to resolve on its own to avoid aggravating the condition and making treatment more difficult. In daily life, patients should improve their poor lifestyle, drink less alcohol especially beer, drink more water, reduce weight and avoid high purine diet.