Is this gout?

[AzureBlue99]

Every few months I get a reddening of a joint overnight which tends to disappear quickly. It is bright red and pulses with pain. My dad was a drinker and got gout badly in his toe. I assumed I had the same genetic thing and that I might be prone to it if I ate rich food/drunk too much alcohol. As I say, only used to get it every few months.

Since January I have been on a health kick - no alcohol, good food, no crap food, more exercise. But this reddening joint comes at least once a week now, always overnight. Last night it woke me up it was throbbing so bad.

For those of you who have gout, is this what gout looks like? It is always in a circle. I have had a lie in today and this photo was taken 10 mins ago. Already, now that I am up, the pain and the redness is going.

It looks like a Bunyan - commonly caused over the years by ill fitting shoes.

Sorry bunion.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/bunions/

Gout from my experience looks like inflammation across the toes and foot. This looks like a bunion to me too.

I think you can get home testing kits for uric acid which would show if yours is high

Although looks like a bunion

It's from ill fitting shoes by the looks of it

Looks like a bunion to me too.

Make sure you're wearing properly fitting (width and length) shoes, that are flat, with decent arch support.