can gout cause lower leg pain in addition to the pain in the big toe?

can gout cause lower leg pain in addition to the pain in the big toe?my daughter is experiencing sudden pain in her joint of the big toe and her lower calf is tingling like the 'falling asleep feeling' but more painful.

sam f
i think ur pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mustlovedogs
Gout can definitely move into other joints, but how do you know this is gout? Has she already been diagnosed? this pain could be a stress fracture, or shin splints, or a sprain.

garyomega
Often, the favoring of the afflicted foot causes an involuntary unnatural gait, which can tax leg muscles. Also, since Gout is a severe form of inflammation, they inflammation can affect lower legs, but it is relatively rare.

formerly_bob
Tingling is generally not something caused by gout, but it's possible that the tingling is indirectly caused by gout in the toe that is causing nerve inflammation and radiation of pain back up the nerve toward the calf. It would be a good idea to take her to a doc for this. Inflammation this intense is likely to cause further problems if it isn't treated.

brendacott
sorry,
initially laughed at first response.................but then.
I have actually seen a handfull of women with these same symptoms, found out they were expecting.
Am a nurse,not joking. Worth mentioning.
Might want to check this out.

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