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High blood pressure and swelling of leg
I have been suffering from high blood pressure and swelling of leg for 2 months. Then i consuIt a doctor and take medicine. All is well but now about 2-3 days swelling of leg started. I checked kidney but it is okay in the test. So what i need to do.
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Dr. Anil Kumar Sanwal
Urologist
25 yrs exp
Jhansi
Good control of blood pressure to be continued.
Avoid prolong standing.elevarion of leg at bed time by keeping a pillow below legs or elevation of foot end of leg by 6 cm .
Low salt diet to avoid water retention in body are the general measures to avoid dependent edema in legs.
Addition of a weak or strong diuretic in your drug regime also helps depending on severity of edema.cobsult your physician for the same and further evaluation to cause.
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