A pain in the toe
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
January 26, 2016 10:48am CST
Why gout occasionally lands on the joint below my big toe is a "known unknown" as a former Sec. of Defense might put it. But, this morning I awoke with the dull ache in that joint that tells me I might be targeted. "Why today," I muttered, when I am scheduled to work a rare eight hours on my feet?
Maybe though, I sprained or strained that joint during a lively hour or so of table tennis yesterday and there is no gout involved. I am not overweight, avoid fatty foods and eat healthily, yet there is weakness for red wine with dinner.
Oh well, I will begin my regimen of sour cherry juice and take an Aleve or something and go do what I need to. It always feels better with shoes on anyway.
Do you know anyone who has an occasional ache/pain in the toe joint?
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@LadyDuck (502429)
• Italy
27 Jan 16
@JamesHxstatic James if this happens time by time you should ask your doctor. It can be uric acid.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jan 16
Yes, I am fine according to my last checkup. This happens about once a year since I was about 28. Strange
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@DeborahDiane (40846)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Jan 16
I have one toe joint that occasionally flares up. I handle it the same way you do ... with sour cherry juice and Aleve. Those anti-inflammatories actually work!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jan 16
Glad to hear our remedies are the same. Mine is a bit better now with the remedy and some ice on it.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jan 16
I know of no one but you. Hope the juice and Aleve helps.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jan 16
I should be quite a bit better by tomorrow, and have a short workday too.
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@Marilynda1225 (91076)
• United States
26 Jan 16
I've gotten a pain in my big toe joint occasionally but not something I ever had checked or thought was gout. Usually it goes away and I forget about it until the next time it happens. Hope you just hurt it playing table tennis and it isn't gout.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jan 16
My eight hour work day lasted about two hours. I am home now icing
my foot and drinking sour cherry juice.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
27 Jan 16
I do, but it is more than just one joint. It comes from going without my shoes (which contain orthotics). I was told that my high arch has caused the fat pads under my foot to go away. I walk on bone. Oops. This hurts, of course. Did you go barefoot yesterday?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jan 16
The older I get the more tender my feet get, so I rarely to barefoot at all.The two different pairs of shoes I tried put too much pressure on the toe joint. I drank a 32 oz. bottle of tart cherry juice from TJ's yesterday and used ice while sitting in my recliner. This morning the pain is at least 50% less and the swelling is down.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jan 16
@ElizabethWallace I use orthotics for my heels in some shoes, but the gout thing is quite occasional and internal I think.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@JamesHxstatic A cup or glass of green tea every two hours will reduce inflammation too. Have you thought about orthotics? They sure help me.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jan 16
With ice packs and sour cherry juice and staying off my feet, it seems quite a bit better tonight.
@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
27 Jan 16
I occasionally feel pain in my toe joint but I disregard it. My bad.
