Approximately two million U.S. citizens have gout symptoms every year. Decreasing your chances of getting gout require you to know the signs to be alert for so you can get treatment immediately and lessen the time it takes for you to get better. With the following signs below, you’ll be armed with knowledge that’ll help you better avert the more damaging aspects of gout.
One of the first gout symptoms you’ll likely experience will sneak up on you at night while you sleep. You’ll be jolted awake by shiny red and swollen skin pulled tautly over an inflamed joint, usually the big toe. Other joints can get afflicted too, though, so check your knees, fingers, wrists, and elbows for pain.
Next, keep tabs on your pain to see if it increases over the next several hours. After a few hours, you may be in excruciating pain and unable to even bear touching the joint.
Gout symptoms can sometimes be disguised as feeling extremely tired or having a slight fever. If you’re tired all the time or have a temperature of 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, along with a swollen joint that’s warm and painful to touch, then you’re having a gout attack.
To repeat:
- Do you have a swollen and shiny red joint that feels warm and painful?
- Does the pain increase over a few hours time?
- In addition to the painful joint, do you have a slight fever or do you feel fatigued?
If so, get treatment from your doctor or try a gout symptoms remedy as soon as you can.
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