Brother-in-law has gone down with gout today. Like all the men-folk in my husband's family he is prone to it. B-I-L was riding a 4-wheel farm bike and his foot slipped off one of the pedals and gave his big toe a decent whack. He did that yesterday and today he's laid up with gout.
Husband use to have a similar problem in that a blow to his toe area could bring on an attack. That hasn't happened for a long while - but whether that is because of his diet management or whether he isn't as clumsy - I don't know!
If you're prone to gout then any bump to toe area (or where ever your weak spot is) should probably be immediately followed over the next 24 hours with all the anti-gout remedies you have in your arsenal.
Drink lots of water, take any medication that you normally take for it, and don't decide this is the evening for a seafood binge!
Husband doesn't get gout often enough now for me to experiment with this. Gave brother-in-law my advise - it remains to be seen if he takes it. Home remedies are just too simple for some folk!
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