Abstract
Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis in adult populations. Its prevalence is growing, especially in developed countries.
Gouty arthritis is a extremely painful disease severely affecting the quality of life and with its relationship to cardiovascular risks gout is also life-threatening disease. In recent times has changed the paradigm of the treatment of acute gouty arthritis and also long- term hypouricemic therapy.
An important place in the complex treatment plays non-pharmacological treatment, which include not just a diet, but also other aspects of lifestyle (exercise, overweight). Complex therapy of gout must contain also control of systemic risks of the disease.