The most common reason for pain at the base of the big toe is the occurrence of gouty arthritis. Gouty arthritis is a metabolic bone disease caused by purine metabolism disorders, such as long-term alcohol consumption, drinking white wine, beer, yellow wine, or eating animal offal, seafood, soy products, the above substances have a high purine content, after retention in the body, it is easy to cause gouty arthritis. Gout attack, 90% of patients with the first symptom of the big toe root pain, and can be accompanied by red color, skin temperature rise, severe pain, often at night, patients do not dare to activities, and even do not dare to touch the hand, but also do not dare to use the quilt to press the foot bunion, that is, gouty arthritis.