Big toe is red and swollen, ache is because of what

The big toe shows signs of redness and pain, which may be due to onychia. Patients with onychia may show signs of redness, swelling, heat, and pain due to bacterial infection of the toe. Patients with gout may also show signs of pain in the toe. Gout is a very common bone and joint disease, usually caused by abnormal purine metabolism. If the patient usually eats food with high purine content, it can cause uric acid to increase, causing gout, and can show sudden pain in the toe joints, accompanied by redness. In this case, it is recommended to go to the hospital for X-ray examination, blood routine examination, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and blood uric acid. If it is caused by bacterial infection, antibiotics should be applied. If gout is caused by toe pain, it is necessary to apply anti-uric acid drugs for treatment. In addition, anti-inflammatory analgesics should be applied to relieve pain symptoms. Patients with gout should pay attention to not eating foods with high purine content, such as seafood, spinach, etc., and do not drink alcohol.