People who only have occasional attacks of gout, for example an attack every few years, might only need treatment to deal with these attacks (For more see ‘ Treating the pain and inflammation of attacks’). The most commonly used treatment for gout in the long term is allopurinol, and allopurinol is a very safe treatment, which doesn't cause many people to have health-related problems. And in fact, unfortunately, we know that for most people with gout we don’t lower their uric acid level enough without drug treatment.
And so for those people reducing those things might help, but for most people who have gout that doesn't have any effect. Some people do get gout because they're overweight, or because they drink too much alcohol, particularly beer, or because they eat too much of certain types of food, such as red meat or seafood. Reducing uric acid levels in the long term is best achieved by a combination of things that people can do for themselves, and drug treatment. If gout is only treated by treating symptoms that occur during the attack of gout, then we don’t get rid of the crystals and hence those crystals can still go on to cause long term problems.
#Medication for gout skin#
Long-term treatment of gout aims to reduce uric acid levels the reason for this is that we know that if we can reduce uric acid levels we can stop acute attacks of gout from happening, we can prevent joint damage from happening in the long term, and we can also cause tophi - which are the deposits of uric acid sometimes found under the skin - we can cause those to shrink and eventually go away. Gout Long-term treatment to lower uric acid and prevent gout attacks and long-term problems Messages about gout for health professionals.Historical perceptions and myths about gout.Gout: experiences with health professionals.Thoughts about the future and long-term effects of gout.Impact of gout on family, friends and relationships.Decisions and feelings about gout treatments.
Long-term treatment to lower uric acid and prevent gout attacks and long-term problems.
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