Some times we all have things going on with our bodies that cause us to think we have something wrong, it is easy to get worried. Here are a few things that may signal that you have gout, as always go to a Dr and explain your symptoms and ask him to run some tests.

• Big Toe Pain
• Big Toe Red and swollen
• Big Toe is hot to the touch
• Big toe is to tender to touch

You will notice that all these gout symptoms are to do with your big toe, that is because usually your big toe joint is where uric acid crystals will settle and cause the agony that is gout.

The costs to go see a Dr every time you get a swollen big toe joint and then add on the cost of any medication he may tell you to take and you are easily looking at a hundred dollars or more. While I can not tell you that I know some miracle home remedies or magic cure for gout that I know about but no one else does I can tell you a few things that you can and should be doing to help yourself.

Start doing things to prevent your next gout attack rather than waiting till you wake up in the middle of the night in excruciating pain and then wish you had taken more notice.

Before you start mixing up home remedies for gout you can start changing what you eat.

• Cut Out Game Meat
• Stop Eating Liver and Organ Meat
• Drink More Water
• Cut Down on Red Meat

Increasing your water intake will help your kidneys deal with the uric acid that you do take and since game, organs and red meat are all high in purines (which become uric acid)  cutting those out of your diet will help your body deal with the uric acid that is one of the root causes of your gout.