How to treat leg edema?

First of all, check whether the leg is injured. If you bump into other objects or accidentally sprain your leg, you should use cold compress as soon as possible. If possible, it is best to use an ice pack to compress the swollen part of the leg. You can also wrap ice cubes in plastic bags or towels, or directly wet your legs with cold water. Generally, after a day, you can wash the swollen part with hot water, then gently massage the part to dredge the blood, and then put on an analgesic plaster.

When it's hot every day in summer, I sometimes find that my calves become a little bloated. At this time, as long as you reduce the sitting time, stand up and walk more, and do more leg exercises, such as pressing leg press, stretching muscles and doing indoor yoga, in short, don't let your legs stand still, and the edema will gradually fade away.

Sometimes when you do a lot of exercise, your legs will swell. First of all, we should increase the amount of exercise gradually, not suddenly. Do more warm-up exercises before exercise, and do some gentle body movements after exercise, and don't rest immediately. At the same time, you can wash your legs with cold water and imitate cold compress.

If you have hyperthyroidism, it is also likely to cause leg swelling. At this time, we should strictly control our diet, especially avoid iodized salt, eat less seafood, eat more fruits, recommend apples and oranges, and eat starchy foods, such as noodles, steamed bread, pumpkins and potatoes. And protein and calcium should be supplemented appropriately. Drinking milk is recommended. If it is very serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital for surgery.

Drinking too much water before going to bed can cause leg edema after waking up. It only needs to properly adjust the amount of drinking water before going to bed, and then eat more diuretic foods, such as watermelon, mung bean and wax gourd. Drain excess water from the body, and then move your legs a little after waking up, about a quarter of an hour, and the edema in your legs can be alleviated. Step reading

In addition, if the kidney is sick, there will be leg edema, which is often called "waist disease." This must go to the hospital for examination, and eat less salty food.