What are typical gout symptoms and best available treatment?

Typical symptoms include:

• Joint pain;
• Joint swelling and redness;
• Fever during attacks;

Treatments include:

• Drugs such as NSAIDs, febuxostat, colchicines;
• Dietary advice (low purine diets) and supplements.

It seems in many cases it’s a matter of personal experimentation to find what alleviates your symptoms and therefore the most effective treatment for you!

Comment:

Great site. Gout causes unbearable toe pain for me! Terrible! I get some crazy symptoms when it starts. My doc suggested regular rest as treatment; which helped me a lot. My gout followed kidney disease - just shows how this is one factor. I read many sites on a weekly basis which helps in understanding my disorder. I’m Pleased I found this site. Paul Porter