I am very tiny (4'10" 90 lbs) and I normally have chicken legs and when I woke up this morning, my ankles and feet are bigger in diameter than my calves. I am 45 and take high blood pressure meds along with depakote. Has this happened to any of you? My ankles never swell up. Should I be worried?
2007-12-12 19:29:50 · 2 answers · asked by sherijgriggs 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
You should get in to see your doctor if the swelling doesn't go away after you are up and moving about. Persistant water retention- most noticable in the legs, can be a sign of heart troubles.
2007-12-12 19:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by Penny P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The digestive approach absorbs extra water, particularly the water saturated with frame's waste. Blood stream looks after pumping this water to kidney, and the belly partitions, by way of which additionally, water participates throughout empty (wrong as 'starvation') state. With age, the stream pace takes a gradual down. We ought to consciously upload up with slight however power bodily undertaking. For illustration, continuously rotating the ankle joint, (on this case) might upgrade the blood stream, and a drop within the swelling can also be spotted quickly. No part results in making an attempt it out.
2016-09-05 11:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by sohel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋