Pain in my middle toe- that is not gout?

Pain in my middle toe- that is not gout?My middle toe has recently been very red, swollen, and quite painful.
I can't recall ever injuring it, so I suspected that it could possibly be gout (even though i'm not really a prime candidate for it.)

Anyway, I went to an urgent care and they prescribed some sort of gout medicine, and that didn't do anything at all.

Is there some other possible reason that my toe would hurt so much?

Hemen Ee
Suddenly swelling, redness, and painful sensation... These are the standard signs of a gouty inflammation. And since you said you cannot recall ever injuring it physically, then most probably the problem rooted from within, which is the formation of uric acid crystals.

I don't know on what basis that you were so sure that you are not really a prime candidate for gout. As a matter of fact, most gout victims do not believe they are actually suffering from gout when they get their first attack. When was the last time you went for a blood test? What is your blood serum uric acid level? Well, even though your blood uric acid level is within the healthy range, that doesn't mean you are free from gout. This is because there is no where you can tell the amount of uric acid hidden in the area outside the blood stream, especially when it is deep inside the synovial fluid of you joints.

As a matter of fact, those gout medicine are mainly pain killers. None of them work in eliminating th uric acid in your body. Thus, you cannot conclude that your swollen toe is not gout simply base on the fact those gout drugs doesn't work in reducing the swelling pain. Well, they never guarantee it works 100%.

Base on my years of experience, you are having gout. There is nothing much you can do during the attack, you just have to wait for the inflammation to subside. If you really cannot stand the pain, take some pain killer of anti-inflammatory drugs such as colchicine.

What you must focus on is how to prevent any potential gout attacks in the future. Drink more water, eat more alkalizing diet and exercise regularly to improve the blood flow that helps carry out the uric acid for disposal. Verify your gout condition with with Hidden Pre-symptoms of gout as mentioned in the following article

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