Marathon runner Niven Hopkins was diagnosed with stage four chronic kidney disease, discovering that his ‘sore toe’ was in-fact gout.

Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes joint pain and swelling, usually as flares that last for a week or two ...

According to the NHS the main symptoms of gout are sudden severe pain in a joint – usually your big toe, but it can be in ...

“Symptoms include swelling and pain in joints like your feet ... Rather than a sudden occurrence in the big toe, gout may ...

Gout is often associated with drinking too much or not eating healthily enough, but research suggests genetics play more of a ...

White blood cells engulf the crystals, causing inflammation, pain, and redness. Gout attacks usually happen in a single joint, like your big toe, or your knee. Within hours, the pain and swelling ...

Doctors have long believed that high levels of uric acid in the blood (a condition called hyperuricemia) were the main cause ...

Niven Hopkins, 27, suffered severe pain after his foot suddenly began to swell in July last year. He visited a GP and was initially diagnosed with gout, reports Manchester Evening News.

Gout is a common form of arthritis affecting about 1 in 50 people in the UK. It can cause unbearable pain around the joints and for many the first sign can be pain in the big toe. Other symptoms ...