Gout symptoms can occur in the ankle, big toe, or other joints. Gout can be very painful in the ankle. Gout symptoms in the ankle can make it difficult to move around because your ankle is where most of your weight is carried when you are standing or walking. Gout symptoms include swelling, redness and stiffness in the ankle, toe, knee, and other areas. What causes painful gout symptoms in your ankle and elsewhere? Gout is caused by needle-like crystals…