what is gout and how can you tell if thats what it is on your foot
See below link:
https://homeremedies.org/Gout/
Here is an American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Gout:
Presence of characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid
or
Presence of a tophus proven to contain urate crystals by chemical means or polarized light microscopy
or
Presence of six or more of the following clinical, laboratory, or radiologic findings:
Asymmetric swelling within a joint on radiography
Attack of monoarticular arthritis
Culture of joint fluid negative for microorganisms during attack of joint inflammation
Development of maximal inflammation within one day
Hyperuricemia
Joint redness
More than one attack of acute arthritis
Pain or redness in the first metatarsophalangeal joint
Subcortical cyst without erosions on radiography
Suspected tophus
Unilateral attack involving first metatarsophalangeal joint
Unilateral attack involving tarsal joint