Why do my feet hurt when my uric acid level is not high?

High uric acid levels can easily lead to gout, a disease characterized by pain. Many joints in the body will experience pain, making the patient very uncomfortable. It is extremely harmful and requires timely treatment. However, some people find that their uric acid levels are not very good after examination and they still experience foot pain, and they are very concerned about the cause. So, why do my feet hurt if my uric acid level is not high? Let’s take a look below.

Sports Injuries

Sudden exercise after not exercising for a long time can damage the body's joints and cell tissues, causing foot pain. For example, this can occur when playing basketball, badminton, volleyball, etc. If your uric acid level is not high and you have exercised vigorously in the past few days, then this foot pain is a sports injury.

Acute gout

Generally speaking, foot pain caused by gout is mostly due to high uric acid. If your uric acid level is not high normally and you are old, and you have recently started to experience foot pain, you may consider it as acute gout. It is recommended that you go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive physical examination immediately to avoid delaying treatment.

Other diseases

Foot pain may also be caused by other diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, reactive arthritis and other diseases. If you usually have such joint diseases, it is likely to cause foot pain. You should pay attention to distinguish them. If you cannot distinguish them yourself, you can go to the hospital for an examination to rule out the disease.

Other diseases

Why does gout cause foot pain?

The main cause of gout is abnormal purine metabolism in the body, which can lead to increased uric acid concentration in the blood and deposition of uric acid crystals. These problems can cause redness, heat, swelling and pain in the joints and soft tissues of the body, resulting in uncomfortable symptoms such as foot pain.

Most gout patients have high uric acid levels, and some gout patients do not have high uric acid levels at ordinary times, but have bad living habits, which may cause gout over a long period of time.

There are also people with acute gout. Although this proportion is relatively small, it does exist.