Without treatment, a minor gout attack will disappear spontaneously within 1 to 2 weeks. With treatment, the pain disappears within a few hours and the gout attack is resolved.The start of a background treatment allows a decrease in uricemia and gout attacks become rare. In the absence of background treatment, gout attacks recur. The first gouty attacks usually affect the feet (especially the big toe), then the ankles and knees.After several years of evolution, gout can affect the joints of the arms (hands, elbows).Διαβάστε περισσότερα: Πόσο διαρκεί η ουρική αρθρίτιδα στο χέρι;