Edema is the excess accumulation of fluid in organs, as well as in the extracellular tissue spaces of the human body.
Edema is divided into the following types:
- Cachectal: appear with cardiovascular disease or due to depletion of the body.
- Hydremic: caused by fluid buildup in people with kidney disease.
- Mechanical: caused by injuries, also appear with tumors and pregnancy.
- Allergic: in the form of deep swelling of the skin.
- Stagnant: occur with pressure in the capillaries, impaired vascular permeability.
- Neuropathic: edema caused by alcoholism and diabetes.
Leg edema mainly manifests itself in the elderly. Treatment of this ailment at home is quite simple, because there are many alternative methods that are absolutely harmless at this age. It is this age category of the population that medicines are prescribed with great care, but herbs, baths and massages have no contraindications.
Swelling of the legs. Treatment with folk remedies
There are certain non-drug methods that can help get rid of edema at home. Among them, the most effective are the following:
- Legs are rubbed with a mixture of one egg, 2 teaspoons of castor oil and 2-3 tablespoons of heated turpentine. During this procedure, a foot massage occurs , which helps to activate the lymph flow and remove stagnant fluid. After that, you need to wear high socks or knee-high socks, preferably made of natural fiber (wool or cotton).
- Such a method as baths is also effective: it is necessary to add sea salt to the water, which relaxes the legs well and helps with puffiness. The legs are lowered into cold water, after which the swollen areas are massaged with tweezers, doing the manipulations from the bottom up.
- To activate the lymph, it is useful to stretch your feet with a rubber ball. To do this, he will need to roll on the floor, pressing on him with his feet.
- A constant companion of puffiness are varicose nodes. For prevention, as well as in the fight against changes that have already appeared, use steamed elderberry leaves that are superimposed on problem areas.
People prone to congestion and kidney disease are not recommended to drink plenty of fluids after 18:00. Often this is what provokes swelling of the legs.
Treatment with folk remedies: a set of exercises
For people who have leg swelling with diabetes, treatment is only done with exercise. The main complex looks something like this:
- a couple of minutes to walk on toes;
- with bare feet, connecting the feet, raise a tennis ball or pencil from the floor;
- to spread and squeeze toes;
- stand on toes, having stood for several seconds, do one and a half or two dozen jumps;
- in a sitting or standing position to do rolls from heel to toe and vice versa.
Puffiness Prevention
Quite often, edema appears due to severe overwork or prolonged wear of uncomfortable shoes. You must not allow you to wear too high a heel in everyday life, but a flat sole will not be the best option. The heel must be chosen small, and the shoes should not be too narrow. If swelling of the legs is observed when wearing uncomfortable shoes , treatment with folk remedies is more effective and timely than ever. Well, it is best to deal with this ailment yourself only after finding out the root cause of its occurrence. If there are no obvious reasons - fatigue, pregnancy, hot weather - it is better to seek medical advice.
Ambulance for edema
Recipes passed from generation to generation are economical and effective methods that bring quick relief, eliminating leg swelling. Treatment with folk remedies has no contraindications, it is affordable and does not require much time. The most effective way is to rub the feet with ice cubes made from decoctions of medicinal herbs, or taking a bath with sea salt and the same decoctions.