you may want to discuss surgery as an option with your healthcare provider. Big toe joint pain caused by specific underlying illnesses requires additional treatment. Someone with gout may require ...

According to the NHS the main symptoms of gout are sudden severe pain in a joint – usually your big toe, but it can be in other joints in your feet, ankles, hands, wrists, elbows or knees.

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.

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 ...