What’s Worse Than Big Toe Pain ?
For most people, gout starts with big toe pain. For many, it starts with a different joint, but the your first concern is always the same – get rid of the pain. From that moment, different obsessions kick in. Food obsessions, gout cure obsessions, and always, always keep the pain at bay. Quite rightly, your doctor’s priority when you get an attack of gout pain, is to deal with the pain. Left untended, most pain will go away in a few days. Bad attacks may linger for over a week. But normally, the pain is so severe that you want to treat it straight away. Particularly if your mobility is reduced. If it’s your first attack, once the pain has subsided, you need to discuss long term treatment with your doctor. If you have already arranged such treatment, e.g. allopurinol or other uric acid reducing drugs, it is vital that you continue to take them as well as pain medication. All the above is pretty standard stuff. Once the big toe pain has gone, you’ll continue to work with your doctor and
