Does gout hurt all the time or only when you move?

An acute attack of gout will be painful all the time, but the pain will be significantly worse with activity. The pain is usually not present between attacks, but may be present during exertion or strenuous activity.
During an acute attack of gout, redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints are very obvious and will be painful all the time, and the level of pain will be significantly worse with activity, and even activity limitation occurs. In the intermittent period of gout due to the reduction of joint inflammation, redness, swelling, heat and pain will be significantly reduced, basically will not feel the pain, only in the force or in strenuous exercise, there will be a vague pain.
It is recommended that gout patients actively adjust their lifestyles, low purine diet, drink more water, and promptly go to the hospital, standardized diagnosis and treatment under the guidance of the doctor, so as to avoid delaying the condition and affecting the prognosis.