According to statistics, every third woman at least once in her life has experienced edema. The accumulation of fluid in tissues and organs is a common phenomenon in many diseases.
And complications such as cerebral edema or pulmonary edema can be fatal for patients. But the most common condition is still such a state of the body, in which fluid accumulates in the lower extremities. And for the most part, the beautiful half of humanity is subject to this phenomenon.
But why do some ladies have swollen legs at their ankles?
The reasons may be different. The most common explanation for why the ankles of the legs swell is in women's shoes. High heels and narrow shoes, even in the most hardy women, can cause swelling of calves and feet by the evening after a day of wearing.
And if you combine model shoes with a sedentary lifestyle or the habit of cross-legged or crossed at the ankles, swelling of the ankles will be inevitable. To avoid them, you must first take care of the comfort of your shoes, abandon high heels and platforms and move more.
Another reason
why the legs in the ankles
swell is the retention of fluid in the body due to the high consumption of water. Sometimes this condition is congenital and does not depend on health indicators. Such a situation is not uncommon in the hot season, when
you want to drink constantly. Overweight people are also prone to this kind of fluid retention. And in this case, a sedentary lifestyle also contributes to
swelling of the legs. In any case, if you know that your body is prone to swelling, you should abandon a large amount of liquid in the afternoon, avoid excessively salty foods, beer, cigarettes - all these products contribute to the retention of water in the organs.
But the cause of edema in only one leg can be a vascular disease such as thrombophlebitis. With it, a blood clot forms in the vein, which causes a violation of circulation. The causes of this phenomenon may be infection, varicose veins, recent surgical interventions. Accordingly, damage to the right vein will cause swelling of the ankle of the right leg. Also, with thrombophlebitis, the limb will become numb, hurt, and also the person will experience general malaise.
Pregnancy
Often swollen legs in the ankles during pregnancy. Especially in the third trimester, this problem becomes relevant for almost every woman in the situation. By themselves, such swelling is not terrible, but they interfere with walking, worsen well-being.
If the swelling of the extremities is too pronounced, pregnant women must be tested for glucose tolerance. Severe edema can be symptoms of gestational diabetes.
Disease
There are many more diseases for which a characteristic manifestation is the accumulation of fluid in the limbs. Legs swollen in the ankles in case of kidney disease, cardiovascular insufficiency, endocrine disruption. Especially dangerous is a pathology such as elephantiasis due to a violation of the outflow of lymph. Edema can also occur with a lack of protein in the blood. Then you just need to rethink your eating habits.