Sudden attack of gout may be related to improper diet, strenuous exercise, alcohol consumption and other factors, relief methods include daily care and medication. 1. Daily care: gout mostly occurs in the joints of lower limbs such as ankles, knees and toes and causes unbearable severe pain and swelling, patients should try to rest in bed to reduce the pressure on the joints, elevate the affected limbs, drink a lot of water of at least 2,000 ml per day, have a strict low-purine diet, and avoid smoking and drinking alcohol. 2. Medication: Gout attack should be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs as soon as possible, commonly used drugs include diclofenac sodium, indomethacin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine, etc. However, this kind of drugs can only short-term relief of the symptoms, and when the symptoms are relieved, gout patients still need to be actively used in the treatment of uric acid-lowering drugs, such as phenylbromarone, in order to reduce the number of gouty attacks. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician, and patients with sudden attacks of gout are advised to go to orthopedics, rheumatology and immunology departments in regular hospitals and follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.