The accumulation of excess fluid in the tissues causesswelling of the legs. The reasons why this happens can be very different. Often, lower extremity edema is observed among females and people prone to obesity. An increase in body weight, a long working day, spent in a static position, sitting or standing, hard physical work and strength sports, high heels or vice versa, shoes without heels, excessive salt intake - these are just a few prerequisites for puffy legs. The reasons may be more serious, associated with various diseases.
A strong indication of kidney diseaseswelling of the legs from the back side. Such swelling is not accompanied by unpleasant sensations in the form of pain or itching, an increase in temperature. Dark circles under the eyes, swelling of the eyelids and discoloration of urine and its quantity accompany such edema. A postponed acute respiratory infection later may also cause swelling of the legs. Causes in this case should be sought in kidney disease, as a complication of a respiratory infection.
The kidney edema of the legs is similar to the swelling associated with bowel disease, which is accompanied not by a change in urination, but by prolonged diarrhea.
With varicose disease gradually unobtrusivelyfirst, swelling of the legs also occurs. The reasons are related to the vertical position and the legs swell in the late afternoon. After resting and sleeping, the swelling disappears, but reappears during the day in the second half. With the progression of the disease, edema becomes more and more noticeable, accompanied by trophic disorders, usually located on one leg, and not symmetrically. Puffiness of legs is formed as a result of disturbed outflow of blood and a significant increase in hydrostatic pressure in the veins. Stagnation leads to an increase in pressure in the large veins, and then in small vessels.
Thyroid disorders alsomay cause elastic, not leaving pits when pressing the edema of the lower leg. Thyroid diseases also cause swelling of the tongue, drowsiness, lethargy, and frequent constipation.
Swelling of the feet in heart failureoccurs after a long stay in an upright position, accompanied by shortness of breath, rapid pulse, wheezing in the lungs. Such swelling extends from the bottom up, increasing in the evening. In acute heart failure, edema is characterized by dependence on the position of the body. With active movement, they are symmetrically located on both legs, often on the legs; in lying patients, edema is localized in the lumbar region.
If the cause of swelling of the legs is fatigueor uncomfortable shoes, you can do a few simple exercises to relieve or reduce a symptom: press the heel to the floor alternately for a few minutes and raise the toe and vice versa; walk a few minutes on tiptoe; try toes to lift an object from the floor; make a few rotational movements with your feet.
You can resort to some ointments that improvecirculation. Heparin ointment is able to dissolve microscopic thrombi, have anti-inflammatory effect. Venitan and Essaven gel strengthen the walls of the veins and capillaries, also eliminate microthrombi and improve blood circulation. Troxevasin cools, has an analgesic effect, strengthening the walls of blood vessels.
There are many recipes and folk remedies.medicine to relieve swelling of the legs. These are various tinctures, medicinal charges for compresses, baths, wraps. But these methods of treatment are used for leg edema caused not by a disease of internal organs, but by local causes: overwork of the legs, excessive fluid, tight shoes, etc.
In the case of swelling of the legs, as a result of a disease of internal organs, treatment of the underlying disease is necessary under the strict supervision of a doctor.
