Carefully follow instructions about how much medicine to take and when to take it. Acute gout is best treated when symptoms first occur. Tell your doctor about all the medicines and vitamins you take. He or she can tell you if any of them increase your risk of hyperuricemia. Plan followup visits with your doctor to evaluate your progress.
Fluids help remove uric acid from the body.
Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy body weight. Lose weight if you are overweight. For example, researchers are testing to determine whether fish oil supplements reduce the risk of gout. They are also studying the structure of the enzymes that break down purines in the body, in hopes of achieving a better understanding of the enzyme defects that can cause gout. This is the main voluntary organization devoted to arthritis.