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Frequent swollen feet, legs, ankles.
Frequent swollen feet, legs, ankles. Especially when I sit for long hours in office. Is this serious prob to worry about? Any suggestion how to improve on it.
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The reason could be anything. Most probably varicose veins due to prolonged sitting or hanging down posture which will be reduced after lying down for a while.
But U need to check with your physician to look for a routine checkup to ruleout hypertension and other rare causes
Next Steps
keep moving around every now and then. keep your feet onto a stool or something rather than hanging them. use compression stockings
do physiotherapy to help your calf pumpup the blood
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