A Hot, Red, Throbbing Big Toe at Night: What Gout Looks Like and What Helps

You go to bed feeling fine. A few hours later you wake up with a big toe that is hot, swollen, bright red and so painful that even the weight of the bedsheet feels unbearable. BrowseArt Prints

If that sounds familiar, one of the most likely culprits is gout, a common form of arthritis that often strikes the base of the big toe first.

Keep reading on the next page… What is gout?

Gout happens when there is too much uric acid in the blood. Uric acid is a normal waste product made when the body breaks down substances called