Legs swollen. What to do? Prevention and treatment of puffiness

Many women, and often men, at the end of the day experience heaviness and pain in their limbs because their legs are very swollen. What to do, how to relieve this aching pain, is it possible to prevent the appearance of these symptoms in the future? This is about this, as well as the causes of edema, we will talk in the article.

Yes Yes. It is an ailment. Indeed, in general, swelling is a manifestation of a disease.

1. Lifestyle is the root cause of puffiness, and not only the legs, but also the face, neck, hands. Pay attention to your diet: if the diet has a lot of salty, smoked and spicy dishes, then you can not avoid swelling. After all, it is salt and spices in unmeasured quantities that retain fluid in the body. A sedentary lifestyle, an overly soft bed or office furniture, and a favorite foot-to-foot pose of many women also provoke swelling.

2. Footwear. Undoubtedly, a narrowed toe and a high hairpin are a classic, without which a trip to work or a party can not do. But, dear women, fighting for beauty, you completely forget about health! After all, it is these chic shoes that do not allow the calf muscle to work at full strength, and this, in turn, provokes stagnation of fluid in the legs. Therefore, at least sometimes wear soft and comfortable shoes or moccasins. Fortunately, fashion does not stand still and even in shoes with flat soles you can look stunning.

3. For people who walk a lot or just stand during the day, the load on the limbs is very high. Therefore, they, like no one, know how unpleasant it is when their legs are very swollen. What to do and how to deal with it?

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   The state of health (past or chronic diseases) is the cause of stagnation of the lymph. Cardiovascular diseases, thrombosis, venous insufficiency, kidney diseases - all this provokes swelling on the legs, arms, face.

5. Unfortunately, puffiness is an almost constant companion of pregnant women, as well as people prone to overweight.

Edema Prevention

Do you want to not be tormented in the evenings by the fact that your legs are very swollen? What to do with it and how to help yourself? Preventive measures are recommended. Moreover, it does not take much time and does not require large financial costs. The main preventive measures may be changes in your usual lifestyle:

• try to sit down for a while more often if the work involves walking or standing;

• exchange tight and uncomfortable (but so beautiful) shoes for more practical ones;

• add a little sport: water aerobics, jogging or hiking, cycling will not allow the lymph to stagnate in the limbs, and the muscles will tone;

• After returning home, do a light foot massage. Lying, raise your feet above your head;

• reduce the amount of salt in the diet.

After determining the root cause of puffiness, you can proceed to the treatment of this ailment. Of course, if your condition is associated with a disease of internal organs or pregnancy, then drug treatment should occur only under the supervision of your doctor. But with excess weight, fatigue or a busy work schedule, you can quite help yourself. So, my legs are very swollen. What to do first? Help:

• cold baths with the addition of essential oils or herbs and compresses applied to the swelling area;

• gymnastics. Nothing special or complicated. Exercises should be simple so that when they are performed, the whole organism rests. For example, a “bicycle”, “scissors” or simply legs raised up (you can even just lean them against a wall). These exercises are performed while lying on your back;

• recreation. Sometimes it’s enough just to lie on a sofa, give your feet a break from the daily routine, placing a roller or a pillow under them.