Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What would cause sudden severe pain in big toe and toe joint? not bruised or swollen. can't walk on it. sharp pain under toe where it bends.
6 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
Big toe: Pain can be caused by gout, bunion, nerve entrapment, trauma, sprain and many moe. See podiatrist.
Answered 3/25/2022
4.9k views
Toe pain: Sudden pain in the toe can be due to gout. Usually the pain is very intense and makes it difficult to bear weight. Other causes of toe pain not related to trauma include infection, arthritis, and metabolic diseases.
Answered 8/22/2013
4.9k views
Big toe: There can be more than a couple causes for pain in this area . Among them are gout , stress fracture , tendonitis, sesamoiditis , arthritis. See your podiatrist for an exam and diagnosis.
Answered 11/29/2017
4.6k views
A low back : Nerve impingement could do this, a hallux limitus type of deformity as well as gout, sesamoiditis, fracture amongst common ones....
Answered 1/26/2019
4.6k views
Get seen: It's gout until proved otherwise and you don't want to wait.
Answered 1/26/2019
4.6k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
I stubbed my big toe on Friday it is bruised and still swollen hurts to walk . I work on my feet all day what can I do for this?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
One of my big toes is swollen and a little red, sore to walk on, and to touch. Mainly sore on the mid-toe joint. What could it be?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Swollen foot. Not red/bruised. Top of foot hurts when I walk or bend my toes. Do I need to see a doc?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Pain while running under big toe. Seems to be in the middle, right under ip joint. Not sure why it hurts. Not stiff, swollen or bruised. Any help?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
My big toe is:Red around joint, bruised, painful to walk, swollen. I injured it jumping and landing on it turned. What do doctors do to an injured toe?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
I think that I broke my big toe. It's swollen and there's a purple bruise over the joint that won't bend. It hurts pretty bad. Should I go to er?
My big toe hurts a lot but it is not brusied or swollen but it hurts to walk on and sometimes bend what should I do?
About 30 minutes ago i dropped something on my toe. now it looks swollen. i asked my mom to look at it and she says its just bruised. i can bend it but it hurts to walk
Banged 2nd toe into a rock barefoot.Toe swollen, bruised at top joint of toe, pain when bend forward, can't bend back difficulty walking.
Hi! my big toe on right side is bruised and little swollen. It doesnt hurt to walk on it and I can move the toe. I think I recall stubbing the toe few days ago. What should I do?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
