Gout foot pain is more likely to appear in the first metatarsophalangeal joint, may also appear in the dorsum of the foot, the sole of the foot, ankle joint and other locations.
1. The exact location of gouty foot pain varies from person to person, and the location of the pain is not fixed. Most of the patients have pain in the first metatarsophalangeal joint, with redness, swelling, heat, pain and other uncomfortable symptoms, which can be alternated between the left and right feet.
2. Some patients also appear in the dorsal part of the foot, plantar part of the foot, ankle joint, also have redness, swelling, heat, pain, can’t be touched and other symptoms, different gout patients may not be the same as the site of each attack or the site of the first attack, usually unilateral onset of the disease.
3. The symptom of foot pain after gout attack is more serious, patients usually can’t tolerate, follow the doctor’s advice to take diclofenac sodium, celecoxib and other drugs can relieve the pain. Gout can not simply pain treatment, in the interictal period of the application of uric acid lowering medication as prescribed by the doctor, such as benzbromarone, sodium bicarbonate tablets.
If symptoms related to gout appear, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to see a doctor, and early formal treatment.