My legs swell for no reason.  Does any one know what might cause this?
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It has all the sounds of a problem with good blood circulation. Yes, you should be concerned about this. Look at this URL:\n\nhttp://www.lifelinescreening.com/disease_perph.asp?src=WGGL-063\n\nhttp://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003104.htm\n\nhttp://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003104.htm\n\nand at this GOOD one: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/leg_swelling.htm
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Perhaps u mean after prolonged sitting or standing your feet become swollen. are u taking any medicine, any heart, kidney or liver problem?  if not restrict salt intake, avoid long sitting and standing.
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Dehydration is ofthen the the cause of severe leg pain. Perhaps the drug you are taking is a diuretc? Diuretics alleviate the symptoms of these diseases by causing sodium and water loss through the urine.
364137
See a doctor. You will want to rule out anything serious. It could be a clogged sweat gland, an inflamed lymph node or even a tumor (not necessarily a bad one).
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It sounds like lymphedema, swelling of a limb often experienced as a side-effect of removal of the lymph nodes, as in cancer surgery. Perhaps the lymph nodes are blocked for some reason.\n\nI'm not a physician or medical student, just know a little about lymphedema from a friend who has it.
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Go to your doctor. You may have hypertension or the walls of your blood vessels may be innately weak.\n\nWhatever is causing it, it needs to be investigated.\n\nPlease - do see your physician.
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It's due to poor circulation.  My doctor prescribed a diuretic for it, and advised me to drink a lot of water, and walk around as much as I can tolerate.  It's getting better.
338758
Sounds a bit like restless leg syndrome\nsee a doctor.. it could be something serious. and you not going could really mess you up.
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Foot, leg, and ankle swelling is common with the following situations:\nProlonged standing \nLong airplane flights or automobile rides \nMenstrual periods (for some women) \nPregnancy -- excessive swelling may be a sign of pre-eclampsia, a serious condition sometimes called toxemia, that includes high blood pressure and swelling \nBeing overweight \nIncreased age \nInjury or trauma to your ankle or foot \nOther conditions that can cause swelling to one or both legs include:\nBlood clot \nLeg infection \nVenous insufficiency (when the veins in your legs are unable to adequately pump blood back to the heart) \nVaricose veins \nBurns (including sunburn) \nInsect bite or sting \nStarvation or malnutrition \nSurgery to your leg or foot \nCertain medications may also cause your legs to swell:\nHormones like estrogen (in birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy) and testosterone \nA group of blood pressure lowering drugs called calcium channel blockers (such as nifedipine, amlodipine, diltiazem, felodipine, and verapamil) \nSteroids \nAntidepressants, including MAO inhibitors (such as phenelzine and tranylcypromine) and tricyclics (such as nortriptyline, desipramine, and amitriptyline)
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Not enough information there to be sure, but there are always possibilities.\n\nIt could be your feet have grown or flattened and are larger than they used to be. Your shoes may be too tight.\n\nWater retention, which could come from anything from insufficient exercise or sitting in a computer chair too long to low circulation to other more complicated (and some potentially dangerous) things. Even pregnancy. (I don't know your gender or age so I'll suggest that.)\n\nNerve changes, which can have many causes, some as simple as wearing a belt too tight or sitting on a wallet in your back pocket, and some being a sign of something else in your body out of kilter.\n\nIf it's worth asking here, it's worth asking your physician about -- from curiosity, not from fear. \n\nThey're trained to assume and check for the worst things first and only when they prove that those aren't the cause, move onto the less alarming causes. They do this because they'd rather check for the worst and be wrong than to miss checking and be dead wrong. It's just the way they are. Would you want them to be any other way?\n\nIf there's any extreme or rapid change or if pain starts anywhere in your legs, have it checked right away. That'd be a sign that there's a little more happening than a little stiffness and numbness.\n\n----------\nNow that you've asked your first question, go read and rate some others. You can show your experience here by adding on some points, and rating answers is the easiest way to do it. You get to do 20 each day.
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Your body is retaining water for some reason. Are you pregnant? It's not just the ankles that swell when you develop toxemia. See your doctor.\n\nIt is also possible that you are allergic to something. What's new or different about your bed or bedroom? \n\nor\n\nYou had a case of the blues last night and cried yourself to sleep. Try applying a face cloth dipped in water as hot as you can stand it for awhile, than immediately switch to a cold water one. Alternate these for a few minutes and the swelling should go down.\n\nor\n\nWe're doing your homework for you here. Smart girl, if that's the case!
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keep going to the doc and find out why. it's hard to find an anwer on here\n\n\ngood luck to ya
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it's probably in your genes or related to low hormone levels.  it looks like your doing everything you can...some sugar shouldn't hurt.  you getting enough water?  it can help flush away some of the toxins.  vitamin C is also said to help.  also try stretching more often to increase circulation to your problem areas.
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It may just be swelled up,takes a little while for swelling to go down.Are you taking oral anti-biotics(ampicillan,amoxicallin......etc....)??
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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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Sure - edema, or swelling, could definitely cause you discomfort.  Take a little Pamprin or something with a diuretic in it - read the label and follow the directions.
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Maybe blood clots. Or something just as serious. Maybe just working out too much or over use? See your doc if it keeps up.