Drink lots of water. Any medicine giving to me to lessen the pain seemed to do little. I had my first attack 1 1/2 years ago and suffered 3 attacks in one year. I am now on 100mg Allopurinol and since I have started it I have not had a problem. I have slowed down my beer drinking, which all of my attacks could be attributed to a beer event, like football tailgate, etc.
My sons both have severe gout problems and one is one 300mg and the other one 500mg to control the gout.
