Gennady Malakhov, a well-known Russian television doctor, recommends a few simple signs by which you can determine if you have a tendency to swelling:
- Please note how difficult it is for you to remove the rings from your fingers at the end of the day.
- It’s hard to wear shoes in the evening.
- If you wear socks, then you may have traces of their elastic bands.
- You eat a little, but still gain weight. This happens if excess water accumulates in the body, and the kidneys and heart cease to cope with it.
- If you forcefully press a finger on soft tissue and hold it for a few seconds, and then release it, then a dent will remain that lasts long enough.
All these features indicate the presence of excess water in the body, which causes many painful sensations and discomfort.
To find out another possible cause of the appearance of edema, you must consult a doctor. Especially - in the event that the swelling lasts a long time, and it is not possible to remove it by traditional methods. And now - about how to get rid of edema at home.
A special compress may help. They prepare it this way: camphor and olive oils are mixed in equal proportions, this lubricates the problem areas, rubbing with massaging movements from the bottom up. Treated places need to be wrapped with a soft cloth, and then with a woolen scarf, and left overnight. The procedure should be repeated daily for a month.
Not many people know how to get rid of edema by drinking. Take a tablespoon of flaxseed and pour it with a liter of water. Boil the broth for 15 minutes, then wrap the pan and leave it in a warm place. He will insist for at least an hour. To give the drink a pleasant taste, you can add a little fruit juice that you like best. Drink the infusion should be half a cup in 2 hours up to eight times a day. Repeat daily for twenty days.
Choosing a way to get rid of edema, do not forget that they are formed precisely by the liquid. Therefore, a diuretic may help. Take a lemon zest, grate on a fine grater or pass through a meat grinder, dry. The resulting powder should be eaten in half a teaspoon 3 times daily 30 minutes before meals. It is advisable to drink warm water with honey.
How to get rid of swelling on the legs, lovers of fresh vegetables are well aware. You need to mix half a glass of fresh carrot juice, as much cucumber and lemon. The resulting drink should be divided into three equal parts and drink during the day in three divided doses. Each portion should be diluted with warm water in a ratio of 1: 1.
Another way is an infusion of herbs. You need parsley, the roots and leaves of which need to be passed through a meat grinder. A glass of this mass should be placed in a convenient enameled bowl and pour boiling water (2 cups), leave to infuse in a warm place for 8 hours. Then - strain, squeeze, add lemon juice. Infusion should be drunk one third of a glass for two days, then take a break for 3 days, and the next 2 days they drink the infusion again.
During colds, the nose can swell, bringing discomfort and inconvenience to a person. How to relieve swelling of the nose to feel confident again?
Firstly, you need to regularly rinse it with a weak solution of sea salt in water. For this, you can use special tools that are sold in pharmacies.
Secondly, you can use vasoconstrictor drugs by carefully studying the instructions for them.
Diuretics will help, as with other edema. They will remove part of the excess fluid from the body. Eat more apples, lemons, drink coffee, green tea
Fourth, it is useful to inhale the oil of pine, eucalyptus, fir - inhalation.
Another recommendation is warming the nose. To do this, it is enough to boil one egg hard-boiled, let it cool slightly, and then wrap it with a soft handkerchief or a cloth. Lay the egg on the sore spot until it cools down. So the nose warms up well, and the swelling subsides.