Warning Severe Arthritis Gout Symptoms In The Foot
Gout is known as the metabolic arthritis which is one of the most types of arthritis. This may sound shocking to many a people but gout is the single most frequently disease in the history of medical world. In most of the gout cases, to be precise, in almost 75% cases, the first targeted area for the gout attack is the big toe area. The disease is mainly caused by the accumulation of the high uric acid and the formation of the uric acid crystals in the body. Swelling, inflammation, red and swollen skin are the most common symptoms of the disease. Complete cure of the disease is difficult but the serious conditions can be treated if early diagnosis and proper treatment is ensured.
The classic symptoms of gout in the foot are pain in the first joint of your big toe. This is usually where you will see this condition first. It does not mean that gout cannot affect other joints, because it can, but it most often manifests in the big toe first. This will usually be a pain that lasts for a little while and then fades away. At some point it will return again. This is most often referred to as flare-ups. Gout is not something that should keep you in constant pain unless you have a pretty severe case of it.
The most common gout foot symptoms are the above mentioned ones. The swollen skin surrounding the affected areas will be noticed. These are very painful symptoms because they will make standing or walking impossible for the patient during the gout attack. Here the more gout symptoms in foot:
1. Deep red or purple skin around the joint of the big toe. May appear almost as if it was infected and could be mistaken for an insect bite.
2. Joint pain that wakes you up in the middle of the night. Most sudden gout attacks happen when you are asleep.
3. Rapid increase in pain in your toe. Gout is characterized by its sudden onset and pain that gets worse very quickly.
4. Level of pain. Some people have described gout as being the worst pain they have ever felt in their life.
5. Fever. If you have a mild fever in conjunction with sudden joint pain it is a good bet it is gout.
6. Sudden fatigue. If you are experiencing a sudden tiredness or fatigue along with these other symptoms it could be gout.
7. Rapid pulse. Check your pulse on your wrist. If it is over 100 beats per minute and you are experiencing severe joint pain it is a symptom of gout in the foot.
