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Hypostases of legs: reasons and treatment

Excessive consumption of liquid

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Even at quite healthy people the excessive use of liquid along with salty food is a common cause of puffiness of legs. Salt detains water in an organism therefore there is hypostasis of the lower extremities. It is possible to get rid of hypostases of such character, having reduced the use of salt and liquid. It is especially important to watch the food in hot season not to provoke excessive thirst.

Varicosity

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Such disease as varicosity can serve as the reason of emergence of hypostases. Hypostases testify to an initial stage of development of a varicosis. If in addition to hypostases there were such alarming symptoms as feeling of weight in legs, a pricking or numbness of fingers, pains and strong fatigue of legs, then it is necessary to see immediately a doctor and to begin timely treatment not to allow progressing of a disease.

Heart failure

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Heart failure accompanies other diseases. Heart, without coping completely with the functions, provokes emergence of an otdyshka, pressure-jumps, pains in a breast, bystry fatigue and hypostases of legs. Puffiness appears by the end of day when the cordial resource is exhausted. Therefore it is necessary to lie down and raise legs on an eminence in the evening to lower the loading rendered on heart.

Medicines

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Hypostases sometimes are a consequence of reception of some medicines. Pay attention to the list of side effects in the instruction for drug intake. If at you during treatment legs during the day or began to swell in the evening, see a doctor for change of drug or reduction of its dosage.

Pregnancy

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Hypostases at pregnancy – quite frequent phenomenon. As the reason serves the increasing uterus which puts pressure upon veins. Or the passion of the woman to salty products sharply increases the content of salt in an organism and results in stagnation of liquid. The gestosis of the second half of pregnancy is the most dangerous reason. The pregnant woman has to is under observation of the doctor in time to react to symptoms.

Infectious and inflammatory diseases

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One more reason of emergence of hypostases physicians call infectious and inflammatory diseases. For example, erysipelatous inflammation of the lower extremities, rheumatism, osteomyelitis, infectious arthritis and other diseases. In all these cases urgent drug treatment using antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs is required.

Allergic reactions

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In some situations allergic reaction becomes the reason of emergence of hypostases. So, allergic arthritis causes puffiness of the legs which are long in one situation. There is a painful feeling, erubescence is noted. Eliminate puffiness by means of anti-allergenic drugs, but as hypostases of such character are the accompanying symptoms of other diseases, it is required treatment directly to the disease.

Injuries

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Bruises, dislocations and fractures are followed by emergence of hypostases in places of damage of soft tissues. At bruises for elimination of morbidity put cold compresses, further put an iodic grid. Dislocations set in the beginning, then do a X-ray analysis to exclude more serious damages, puffiness passes in several days. In case of changes it is necessary to address to medical institution immediately.

Stings of insects and snakes

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Saliva of many insects contains toxic agents which, getting to blood of the person, cause allergic reaction and hypostases. At stings of bees or wasps, in case of allergic reaction and hypostasis, happens to accept antihistaminic drug enough. If the sting was made by an insect or the representative of family of snakes unknown to you or arachnoid, see a doctor that you were given help.

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