Why is my big toe swollen and painful?

If the big toe is swollen and painful, you must take it seriously. If you do not take it seriously, it is likely to cause serious consequences. After all, there are many chronic diseases that can easily cause swelling and pain in the big toe. The most common one is gout. If it is found to be caused by gout, it is relatively serious and it is easy to relapse. However, some people have swelling and pain in the big toe due to standing for a long time or walking for too long. This is a physiological reason. If this is the case, just rest for a period of time and it will get better on its own. No treatment is needed. However, if left alone, the condition will worsen.

Cause Analysis

1. Standing or walking for a long time will aggravate ligament damage, causing the onset of the disease or accelerating the progression of the disease.

2. Frequently wearing pointed shoes or high-heeled shoes: The front part of the pointed shoe is triangular, forcing the front of the foot to be squeezed into a narrow triangular area. In addition, the upper is made of leather and has no elasticity, so the big toe is forced to turn outward and the little toe to turn inward. High heels increase the pressure on the feet and over-stretch the ligaments in the joints, resulting in hallux valgus.

3. Genetic factors: About half of the patients have genetic factors. Although the occurrence of hallux valgus is related to inappropriate shoes, it is mainly caused by certain defects in the bones and ligaments that make up the foot. Standing or walking for a long time will aggravate ligament damage, causing the onset of the disease or accelerating the progression of the disease.

4. Gout: Big toe pain is a typical symptom of gout in the early stages, so we need to take active preventive measures. Acute gout attacks quickly, often without prodromal symptoms or systemic manifestations. Acute gout attack site

Redness, swelling, heat, and severe pain usually occur at midnight and can wake people from sleep. The disease often occurs suddenly at midnight or early morning, with obvious redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints. The pain is like a knife cutting or biting, accompanied by obvious tenderness, and there may be joint effusion. I hope you can respond correctly and receive timely treatment. It is possible gout, which is caused by hyperuricemia due to purine metabolism disorder in the body. The symptoms include tophi in the extremities, hands, feet and wrists. In severe cases, nephritis and uremia may occur. It is recommended that you avoid the intake of high-purine foods such as seafood, fish, bone soup, animal offal, and drinking beer. Drink plenty of water, exercise more, and take allopurinol orally in combination with treatment.