Gout causes sudden swelling and severe pain in your joints.
Symptoms of gout include sudden pain and swelling in a joint, such as your big toe or knees.
An attack of gout can be treated with ibuprofen. Sticking to a healthy weight, reducing alcohol and regular exercise can help prevent further attacks.
Symptoms of gout include sudden pain and swelling in a joint, such as your big toe or knees.
These are symptoms of gout.
Gout does not cause lasting damage to joints if you get treatment straight away.
Ask for an urgent appointment or call 111 if:
This could mean you have an infection inside the joint.
An attack of gout can be treated with ibuprofen. Sticking to a healthy weight, reducing alcohol and regular exercise can help prevent further attacks.
Attacks of gout are usually treated with anti-inflammatory medicine like ibuprofen.
If the gout does not improve after 3 to 4 days, you might be given steroids as tablets or an injection.
Gout can come back every few months or years. It can come back more often if not treated.
If you have frequent attacks or you have high levels of uric acid in your blood, you may need uric acid-lowering medicine.
It's important to take uric acid-lowering medicine regularly, even when you no longer have symptoms.
Making lifestyle changes might mean you can stop or reduce further attacks.