My big toe really hurts i think it's gout

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OldGrandDad · M

A simple blood test checking the uric acid level can confirm or negate your diagnosis.

Bify123 · 26-30, M

@OldGrandDad ive had it before and it cleared up after a few days

OldGrandDad · M

@Bify123 Certain foods can bring it on. Beef. Mushrooms. Broccoli. To name a few.

kwood1 · 61-69, M

@OldGrandDad that's how I managed it but apparently drug treatment works

OldGrandDad · M

@kwood1 I take Allopurinol daily to manage the gout and Colchicine when I have a gout flare-up. The worst of all the inflamed joints is my finger on my right hand. I can't close it to make a fist. Flare-up or not. And my Uric acid tests in range other than during flare-ups.