Gout is a heterogeneous group of diseases caused by purine metabolism disorders and uric acid excretion disorders, and patients with repeated redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints as the main clinical manifestations. Patients should try to bed rest, elevate the affected limbs, promote blood circulation, avoid strenuous exercise or cold and other measures to help relieve pain. Rapid pain relief can also be achieved by taking medications and external plasters. Commonly used pain medications are as follows:

1, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: commonly used drugs include indomethacin, diclofenac, etoricoxib, ibuprofen, etc., which help to eliminate inflammation and alleviate the symptoms of pain;

2, colchicine: a small dose of colchicine can alleviate the pain;

3, glucocorticosteroids: some patients have contraindications to the use of the above medications, or the use of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine treatment is ineffective, glucocorticoid therapy can be used to relieve pain, but should not be used for a long time.

In addition, because gout is a lifelong disease, in the interictal and chronic patients should be standardized uric acid treatment, under the guidance of the doctor to take inhibit the production of uric acid and promote uric acid excretion of drugs, if necessary, can also choose to surgically remove the gout stone treatment. In daily life, you should quit smoking and drinking, drink more water, and reduce the intake of high-purine foods and fructose-rich beverages.