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What is the best way to deal with acute gout?
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Anti-inflammatories: Depending on where it is, an acute gouty attack responds best to a steroid injection into the joint, possibly combined with an oral anti-inflammatory. Colchicine is also effective, but can also cause fairly substantial diarrhea.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Injection therapy: Local injections of a steroid and local anaesthetic works very well.
Answered 3/29/2013
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