Ukwelashwa kwe-gout okungathengwa ngaphandle kwechweba kunganciphisa ubuhlungu be-gout flare, kodwa ayikwazi ukwelapha isimo esiyimbangela. Imithi elwa nokuvuvukala i-OTC njenge-naproxen ne-ibuprofen ayisiza ngobuhlungu obukhulu nokuvuvukala kokuhlaselwa. Lokho abakwenzayo akukona ukwehlisa i-uric acid, eyimbangela i-gout, futhi imithi eyenza lokho ngempela (njenge-allopurinol) ifuna umgomo kadokotela. Ngakho izinketho ze-OTC ziwusizo ukudlula ku-flare, kanti ukulawula isikhathi eside kudinga udokotela. Nansi ukuthi yini esebenzayo, yini okumelwe igwenywe, nokuthi nini udinga umgomo kadokotela.