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What Causes Swollen Feet and How to Prevent it?

Today’s millions of peoples have some problems with their feet. Their feet become ugly and fatty. Feet is an important and beautiful part of human body and if feet look some thing different than normal feet then definitely there is some problems with feet.

Author: Amit Kothiyal
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There may be various causes of swollen feet like broken bone or a sprain, or tumor in feet. Some times swollen feet occur after surgery. Swelling occurs in feet because human body send excess fluid to the feet for promoting healing. Low blood circulation may be also a cause of swollen feet. If the blood circulation is slower than normal, it becomes hard for blood to move back up to your heart all the way from your feet. Blood containing metabolic wastes may be also causes of swollen feet.

Swollen feet can occur due to other reasons also like high blood pressure, older aging, over weight, medications including high-estrogen birth control pills, and heart or kidney diseases. Some other causes of swollen feet include pregnancy, menstrual periods, standing or sitting for a long time in one place etc. When excess fluid gathers in the feet its result comes in forms of swollen feet.

Symptoms of swollen feet can be differ and depends upon causes of swollen foot. If there is swelling in foot because of injury then skin become red and patient feel pain in injured part of foot. If swelling in foot is because of infection then patient have fever or warmth in the foot also.

In most cases swollen feet treatment is possible. You can treat and avoid swollen feet by following ways-

1-Avoid sitting or standing in one place for a long times.

2-Reduce your excess weight for normal blood circulation. Due to over weight blood circulation may be low and causes of swollen feet.

3-Check your blood pressure regularly if it is higher than normal then consult physician for keeping it normal.

4-Always do leg exercise to increase normal blood circulation and removing excess fluid from feet.

5-Take low salt diet because low salt diet reduces the excess fluid.

Do don’t worry if you are suffering from swollen feet, by follow the above suggestions you can easily treat and prevent swollen feet in maximum cases.

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Get information about swollen feet, its treatment, and swollen feet causes on online health guide: Peoples-Health.com. For more information about foot care you can visit: Peoples-health.com/foot_care.htm.

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