My left leg retains water and swells up when standing on all day, any suggestions?
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if you can, wear more comfortable shoes - also those insoles will help with your balance and circulation, also cut back on salt products a bit and maintain balanced light meals, fast foods tend to add hidden salt and diet pop's. if it continues, might want to go to a Dr to check for low iron etc as this will also cause swelling. After getting home, after being on your feet all day, soak them in hot water and then raise them up and allow the natural healing happen, it will make you also feel better and also another method is to lay down on your left side instead of right side.\nbest wishes to you -
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you might have water on the knee, the pressur from the water could keep you from fully extending and bending your leg and the knee joint!
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If you think you're retaining water, in the sense that your feet are getting swollen and you are gaining weight, you're definitely not diabetic. However, you might have some degree of heart failure in which case a diuretic (water tablet) might help. See a doctor.
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Avoid salt!  There are many foods that can make you retain water.  Pickles are a big one!  If changing what you eat doesn't work, see your doctor.  You may have a serious health condition.  Don't mess around with over-the-counter diuretics.  They are not good for you.  Ultimately, get off of your feet and elevate them!
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Please get to a doctor or better still A & E, this could indicate a blocked artery or gout in the leg.\nThis must be checked out and not left
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Go back to your doctor and have him take a look at this.  The swelling should have gone down by now.  Attend to this without delay.
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There are several things that could be causing your swelling. Some of these things could be related to your diabetes and some might not. \n\nTalk to your doctor about your situation and let him be the judge as to what is going on. \n\nSome medications can cause swelling in the feet and legs also.
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pedal edema is usually secondary to fluid overload, or poor blood circulation in the leg. Elevate your ankles and really limit your sodium, also make sure your shoes aren't too tight.
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If it is getting worse, a return visit to the doctor is in order, and you should ask him for more effective pain medication.  Meanwhile, JUST as a relief measure while you wait to see the doctor, keep your leg elevated to relieve the swelling and pressure, and wear soft slippers to minimize the pain.
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I have never had that problem.  Go back and talk to your doctor about it.  In the meantime, push yourself a little harder during workouts to balance it all out.  Good luck.
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This is fairly normal in walkers. The cause is an electrolyte imbalance.  Electrolytes are the salts in your bloodstream, which must be kept in balance to prevent swelling in the tissues. Sweating without replacing the lost salt can upset this balance. Too much salt can swing you in the opposite direction and still cause swelling.\n\nCheck out this link for more information: http://walking.about.com/cs/med/a/swollenhands.htm\n\nAnd when in doubt, go see a doctor--especially if this persists for awhile.
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A new blood clot could maybe be there, perhaps there is enough lateral flow to keep the swelling subsided.  But I'm thinking more likely it could be a lymphatic problem and fluid is accumulating lymphatically.  Definitely keep on top of this with your doctor!  Get well!
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Edema means swelling. That's all. there are other factors involved if u have swelling 4 months after an incident. Talk to a different doctor to find out the reason why your leg is swelling. it could be any number of things. Also, when you have swelling, apply a cold pack(not HOT Please) to the area for 15 minutes and then remove. wait half an hour and then repeat. your swelling should go down, but u still need to talk to a doctor so they can test u to see where the problem lies.
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There are a number of conditions which may cause this aside from diabetes- Swelling and inflammation of the blood vessels, either surface (phlebitis) or deep (deep vein thrombosis) can cause swelling.  Hormonal changes may cause water retention which can collect in the legs, low blood pressure can cause blood pooling, and high blood pressure can cause edema.  Diabetes tends to exacerbate each of these conditions-in addition, it can cause nephritis, resulting in water retention, and it is associated with many vascular problems.  It isn't likely to be due to neuropathy because you have no pain or numbness in the limb.
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haha i'm taking pathophysiology this semester...\n\nwhat you are getting is called oedema.  it is when excess fluid in the tissue of your distal periphery.  it can be caused by a few things...\n\nthere are things called electrolyte, which include sodium, potassium, chloride, etc, which you take into your body when you eat.  these are essential for normal electrical responses in the body.  anyhow.  these need water to travel around, and need water to be expelled from the body.  these slow your kidney down and stop a hormone called renin from being excreted from the kidneys.  renin is a osmotic drug; it helps the veins suck moisture out of the cellular tissue back into the vascular system, eventually to be excreted via urine.  anyhow.  there's your path lecture for the day.\n\nincrease your fluid intake.  decrease salts/electrolytes.  and also move!  get someone to check your blood pressure.  oedema is indicated by your diastolic pressure.  if this is particularly low you might have a vascular disease, which you'll need medical attention for.\n\nalso if you have "puffiness" your reaction might be immunological.  as in your body is fighting something.  especially if it is near the skin.  get your Immunoglobulin E's checked out.\n\ngood luck.
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ANSWER:  Advice from the Mayo Clinic:\n\nLeg and foot swelling is common during long flights. It's usually caused by inactivity. As a passenger on a plane, you spend most of your time seated with your feet on the floor. This allows blood to pool in your leg veins. When you walk, the muscles in your legs contract and compress the veins, forcing blood back to your heart.\n\nAlso, the position of your legs when seated increases pressure in the veins. This contributes to foot swelling by causing fluid to leave the blood and move into the surrounding soft tissues. \n\nOn flights lasting six hours or more, consider taking these additional precautions to reduce the risk of DVT:\n\n    * Avoid wearing tight clothing around your waist\n    * Drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration\n    * Stretch your calves once an hour\n    * Avoid alcohol and sedatives, which promote immobility
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water retention or edema...is a condition where your body holds onto the water reserves in your body, for various reasons.  You may be dehydrated, have liver or kidney functioning problems (your waste system may have something wrong with it), it comes from many things.  Women tend to retain more water than men, because water rentention is also due to fluctuating hormone levels, which happens during your period.