Gout relief symptom – Does gout affect the fingers, or is it only the toe that swells up?

The ring finger of my right hand tends to swell up often. I don’t wear a ring and there’s no injury to cause it. The swelling gets a little dark but eases after a few days. What could it be?

Gout is a painful condition that occurs when the bodily waste product uric acid is deposited as needle-like crystals in the joints and/or soft tissues. In the joints, these uric acid crystals cause inflammatory arthritis, which in turn leads to intermittent swelling, redness, heat, pain, and stiffness in the joints.

Gout initially affects the joints of the big toe (a condition called podagra). But many other joints and areas around the joints can be affected in addition to or instead of the big toe. These include the insteps, ankles, heels, knees, wrists, fingers, and elbows. Chalky deposits of uric acid, also known as tophi, can appear as lumps under the skin that surrounds the joints and covers the rim of the ear. Uric acid crystals can also collect in the kidneys and cause kidney stones.

The important thing to understand that gout can be ‘controlled’ not ‘cured’.

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