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Treatment for Gout
Treatment for Gout
Specific treatment for gout will be determined by your physician based on:
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of the condition
- Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, and therapies
- Expectation for the course of the condition
- Your opinion or preference
Treatment may include
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (to relieve pain and inflammation)
- Colchicine, an oral or intravenous medication (to relieve pain and inflammation; may cause diarrhea and other side effects)
- Corticosteroids (to reduce inflammation)
- Increasing fluid intake while avoiding alcoholic beverages
- Reducing the intake of protein-rich foods
- Reducing weight (if obesity is a factor)
- Medication (to lower the uric acid level in the blood)
- Medication (to block production of uric acid in the body)
- Surgery (to remove extremely large tophi)