How can I keep my feet and ankles from swelling?
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Dr. Gabe M.Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm
Your leg muscles function as a second heart to pump fluid from your legs to your heart. When your leg muscles relax, the veins near them fill up with blood. When your leg muscles contract, they compress the veins and squeeze blood up toward your heart.
When you stand still, your heart has to work very hard to pump blood against gravity fro ...
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Ankleswelling
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stipeygirl75Posted
Fri 17 Dec 2010 12:00am
Not sure why, but my ankle (left, same side as the bum knee) has decided to swell up. I'm not sure if this is because the knee is injured or if the knee being crooked is making the ankle itself more unstable? It's about 30% larger than normal. This ankle pops a lot also, even when it's not swollen. So hmmmmm.
Still trying to "tough it out" until
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Lupus advances on swollenankles and bathroom scales
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Lupus AdventurerPosted
Sat 02 Apr 2011 3:49am
Weight at an all-time high
Some troubling symptoms have suddenly emerged with my lupus in the past few days. Only rarely were swollenankles part of my past lupus experience, but suddenly my calves are thickened, my ankles have mild pitting edema, my abdomen is extremely swollen (and feels like a watermelon,) my prednisone moon face
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Swollenankles and feet
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Dr. Gabe M.Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm3 Comments
Your leg muscles function as a second heart to pump fluid from your legs to your heart. When your leg muscles relax, the veins near them fill up with blood. When your leg muscles contract, they compress the veins and squeeze blood up toward your heart.
When you stand still, your heart has to work very hard to pump blood against gravity fro ...
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Swollenankles - can they be prevented?
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Wise Woman Wisdom ..Posted
Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:08pm
Q - Is there anything that is recommended for swollenankles that develop during flights. I know that wearing flight socks, staying hydrated and moving about all help but I wondered whether there is any herb that can be taken to prevent the problem or that can be used to remedy it quickly so that your trip isn't spoilt? Many thanks - Rhiannon (email
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My Natural Health Remedies for My SwollenAnkle
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Doris C.Posted
Wed 04 Aug 2010 8:57pm
While leaving for an island trip with my whole bunch of friends last week, I experienced some pain on the back of my heel. And since I was on a trip, I left most of my natural health remedies at home and had to bear with the limping for a few days.
My friends started to ask me if I had history of gout as my ankle was starting to swell then. I
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Do SwollenAnkles Mean I Have Heart Failure?
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ShapeUp ..Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm
ANNOUNCER: If you've been diagnosed with angina, follow-up visits with your doctor will be necessary. How often you need to be evaluated will depend on the severity of the angina.
SPENCER B. KING, MD, MACC: You monitor the patient in several ways. One is from a symptom point of view, the patient must be their own physician in some respects. If th ...
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Ankle Sprains Improve with Swelling Control
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Dr. Marybeth CranePosted
Tue 16 Aug 2011 12:47pmAnkle pain is no fun especially on a great summer vacation. And it never fails, that you sprain your ankle getting off the plane just as you start your vacation. So what's... directly to your skin. Always protect your skin with a towel or sock to prevent frost bite.
Compression helps splint the injured ankle and control swelling. The more motion
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Edema Defined - Edema Information - Treatment
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franklinbPosted
Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:11pm
Definition: Edema is the accumulation of excessive fluid in body tissue. This accumulation can be in one place, such as the legs, or it can be generalized over a larger area. Edema is accumulation of interstitial fluid that results in more than just swelling. It can be up to 3 liters of fluid that collects in the tissue due to some problem
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