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health advisory Hospital Alternative Medicine 2007-11-16 3:12:14

Other Suggestions for Edema

Exercise regularly by trying to keep your body engaged in physical activities. This will help you to get rid of excessive fluid in body cells and cavities. Avoid smoking and drinking alcohol. For swollen feet, stretch out your legs on a table and keep them slightly raised with the support of a pillow.

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Elevate them, drink plenty of water and cut back on your salt intake. And see your doctor to pinpoint the cause.

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keep your feet elevated

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Try herbal washing and massage

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usually your feet get swollen for 2 main reasons, one is that you have been having too much salt and are retaining water. The water tends to collect in your ankles and feet. The best thing to do of course is cut out the salt and take a diuretic, and wait for nature to take it's course.

Of course it can be a problem when you go from a cold climate to a hot climate a lot of times people just get swollen feet. In that case, you should put your feet up as much as possible, and also put them in ice cube bath's.

If it isn't something like this, it may be something more serious and you should see a doctor or accupuncturist

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If you have swollen feet theat means you are retaining fluid. Now the reason ans the changes you need to make to imrpove this is what you must change. Depending on your age and your health problems and a Dr.'s advise. You first need to stop all salt, that means no saltshaker, no processed meats, potato chips, canned soups or anything with added or hiden salt. Soda is a very big culprit. then drink water, lots of it and make sure to get enough electrolytes, like calcium, potassium and things like that. you can take supplements of vitamins and minerals and drink a sports drink every day. Then when you are resting, sitting down, get your feet above your heart, That means lying down with pillows piled up and feet way up there. Also, boil eggs twice a week and eat one or two a day at least. Not fried or scrambled but boiled. Make sure you are eating well, veggies , fruit and protein, broiled, baked or boiled dinners are a good way to sook your meat. If you are under a Dr's care and you have heart problems you must be on a diuretic which gets rid of fluids? Take them as prescribed but also eat banannas and cut out all those things he tells you to. The only way to get better is to do those things. Exercise under his care also, move some every day....just walking on flat ground is good. I pray that God will touch you with his healing power and that he sill give you the wisdom to know what you must do and the strength and willpower to do it. you are loved and I know you want to be better. Please God touch this child of yours, we ask you this in the name of Jesus right now. Bless you Lord for caring for us and for all you do for us daily. You are so good. Amen. I hope you get better soon. See a Dr. if you haven't. When I was pregnant i gained an enormous amount of weight and the Dr. told me the egg thing, it worked, don't know why but it did.

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soak your feet in lukewarm salt bath.

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swollen feet are a bigger problem than one would think. you have circulation problems, which means, that for some reason your heart isn't taking care of your fluid load.