What are the causes of foot edema? How to deal with it correctly?

The most common diabetes (diabetic foot) is one of the main complications of diabetic patients. Because of high blood sugar, blood viscosity increases, blood circulation of capillaries in lower limbs, especially feet, is blocked, and venous circulation is blocked. As we all know, the kidney is an organ that filters and excretes all the time. The kidneys filter all the blood of the human body and expel excess water and other wastes. If the kidney is not good, water will not be easily discharged. Edema of renal failure is usually systemic. In addition to the edema of feet, there will be edema of face and eyelids. In addition, it is likely to be accompanied by abnormal urine, such as proteinuria, polyuria, oliguria, hematuria and other symptoms, as well as backache and fatigue.

If you are accompanied by palpitation, wheezing, holding your breath, and edema in your legs and feet, it may be caused by heart disease. It is best to find it early. When people are old, foot swelling is a common phenomenon, mainly because the foot is far away from the heart, and the blood flowing out of the artery can not return to the heart well, so the body fluids at the foot position gather too much and edema occurs. Malnutritional edema: Many elderly people eat less, have poor nutritional status, and have hypoproteinemia, often accompanied by edema, which is also systemic. Some causes of swelling are liver diseases, such as lack of albumin. Liver diseases can lead to the decrease of albumin, which plays a very important role in maintaining the balance of our body fluids.

No matter what causes edema of lower limbs, we should pay attention to diet and life conditioning, properly supplement protein, strengthen exercise, and wear shoes and socks with appropriate elasticity to prevent skin damage. Soaking feet is an effective way to help reduce swelling of feet, especially when the elderly can't put on shoes because of swollen feet in winter. Soaking feet with warm water or melon skin water and then massaging feet by the way are very helpful to reduce swelling. Try to control salt intake through a reasonable diet, light diet, and eat less sour, spicy and greasy; Proper exercise promotes blood circulation; Control blood pressure and other measures to improve foot swelling. If it doesn't improve, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time.