There is no treatment for gout a simple trick, gout can be treated by general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on.
1. General treatment: patients should quit smoking and limit alcohol, eat less high-purine food such as seafood, animal offal, etc., avoid strenuous exercise, keep warm to avoid cold, reduce the intake of fructose drinks, increase the amount of drinking water, eat more fruits and vegetables, appropriate physical exercise, and weight control.
2. Drug treatment: Acute gouty arthritis can be treated with indomethacin, diclofenac and other drugs for anti-inflammatory and pain relief; colchicine can be used to relieve the acute reaction; when the above drugs are ineffective, prednisone acetate tablets can be used as prescribed by the doctor; during the period of intermittent attacks and the chronic period, benzbromarone and febuxostat can be used to lower the uric acid treatment as prescribed by the doctor.
3. Surgical treatment: when gout stones appear in joints, gout stones can be removed through surgery; joint dysfunction can be corrected through surgery.
It is recommended that gout patients should consult the rheumatology and immunology department in time for treatment, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication and regular follow-up.