Does gout stay if not treated?

About 1 1/2 years ago I woke up with big toe swollen and hurting. Had walked on beach night before but went to bed with nothing wrong. I had not heard of gout then and foot was better after 4 to 5 days. Problem is that when I put pressure on toe, I still have some discomfort. Not much, but enough to notice. Could this have been gout and could it still be there?

you need to have a blood test (uric acid...sua) first then there are a couple of ways to treat it....keep away from tomatoes,prawns and anything citric, beer and red wine also the dr can give you a injection or tablets to help,get it looked at cause it will only get worse if not treated,gout is a build up of uric acid in the joints and can be very painfull.

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