Why is the medicine taken during a gout attack different from the medicine taken during remission?

People with gout take different medications during attacks and remissions, mainly because they have different treatment goals. Gout is a disease caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals due to high blood uric acid levels, and its clinical manifestations are recurrent arthritis, tophi, etc.

1. Attack: When the patient's condition is in the acute attack stage, it is necessary to use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief, such as diclofenac sodium sustained-release tablets, celecoxib capsules, etc., which can inhibit the activity of prostaglandin synthase, so as to achieve analgesic effect.At the same time, colchicine can also be used for treatment, which can play an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory effect, and have a certain effect on relieving the pain symptoms caused by gouty arthritis. If the patient has hyperuricemia, drugs such as benzbromarone tablets and probenecid tablets can be used to promote uric acid excretion under the guidance of doctors;

2. Remission period: When the patient's condition enters a stable period, there is usually no need to use the above drugs for treatment, and the main focus is to lower uric acid, so it is necessary to use allopurinol tablets, febuxostat tablets and other drugs to control the uric acid content in the body according to the doctor's instructions to avoid gout recurrence.

It is recommended that patients with gout go to the rheumatology and immunology department of the hospital in time and actively cooperate with the doctor for targeted treatment to avoid delaying the condition. In daily life, we should pay attention to a reasonable diet, try to focus on low-purine foods, such as celery, cucumber, etc., and pay attention to drinking more water, which will help promote the body's metabolism and help the recovery of diseases.