Gout attack for one month without improvement may be related to the failure to strictly control the diet, do not follow the doctor’s instructions to take medication regularly, etc., can be treated through lifestyle modification, medication, surgery and other methods.
1. Lifestyle adjustment: patients should adjust their diet, reduce the intake of purine in food, focus on low purine food, eat a balanced diet, and limit the total daily calories. Drink more water, appropriate exercise.
2. Drugs: Treatment can be carried out through the use of drugs under the guidance of doctors. Commonly used drugs include allopurinol, febuxostat, benzbromarone, etc. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as celecoxib, etoricoxib, etc., can be used as prescribed by the doctor during the acute exacerbation period.
3. Surgery: For larger gout stones affecting joint function, or gout stone ulceration with infection does not heal patients need to consider surgical resection.
It is recommended that patients with gout go to regular hospitals in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor according to the patient’s specific condition, give targeted treatment.