Understanding gout Gout is a crystal arthropathy – a group of joint disorders that occur when crystals build up in joints and ...

Gout is a common form of arthritis affecting about 1 in 50 people in the UK. It can cause unbearable pain around the joints and for many the first sign can be pain in the big toe. Other symptoms ...

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes joint pain and swelling, usually as flares that last for a week or two and then resolve. Gout flares often begin in your big toe or a lower limb.

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that develops when high uric acid levels in the body form urate crystals in joints and other structures. This condition most commonly affects the big toe ...

Gout attacks usually happen in a single joint, like your big toe, or your knee. Within hours, the pain and swelling can become intense. Pain relievers and anti-inflammatories are usually ...

Gout is a disease characterized by recurrent attacks of arthritis, in which uric acid appears in excessive amounts in the blood and may be deposited in joints, tendons and other tissues.

Patients with gout often start out with pain in their big toe to a severity that the simple act of walking is impossible, or a bedsheet touching the toe uncomfortable. Gout can be extremely ...