A flare-up usually lasts between three to 10 days. While men typically experience sudden and severe pain in the big toe, women may experience gout pain and inflammation differently.
As a result, the extra acid may form into sharp crystals, affecting your big toe and other joints, causing episodes or flare-ups of swelling and pain referred to as gout attacks. These attacks ...
Patients with confirmed tophi and more frequent acute gout attacks had lower HRQOL, and the association between HRQOL, tophi and flares remained significant even after accounting for covariates.