Guest guest Posted May 7, 2000 Report Share Posted May 7, 2000 About feet and legs swelling: For those of us that have poor circulation and deal with swelling I would like to share some information with you that my father has learned about. Both my dad and I suffer from poor circulation and from swelling of the legs and feet. Like the swelling usually goes down by morning and it starts all over, when I take my shoe's off at night it looks as if I'm still wearing them because of the swelling. My dad started getting red blotchy spots on his legs and if he got a sore it wouldn't heal. The doctors told him the blotchy spots was where the skin has broken down because of the years of swelling. It was recommended that he wear the elastic stockings to keep the swelling as minimal as possible.... However, my dad's hands don't allow him to put his own stockings on so my Mom does it for him. Needless to say, now when my feet and legs start swelling I reach for the elastic stockings also and my hubby helps me put them on. Please, if you suffer from this - invest in the elastic stockings, you can get them in any pharmacy or get a prescription from your physician to get a pair ( my insurance paid for me 2 pairs. ) My dad waited to long and now he suffers horribly whenever he gets a sore on his leg (with the tissue so thin it happens often.) Jeanie *********** In a message dated 5/5/00 10:21:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jege6666@... writes: << My foot will swell up during the day and when I get up in the morning the foot is normal size and then the cycle starts all over again. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2000 Report Share Posted May 8, 2000 -----Original Message----- From: Moonglow21@... <Moonglow21@...> egroups <egroups> Date: Sunday, May 07, 2000 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [] feet swelling >My dad started getting red blotchy spots on his legs and if he got a sore it >wouldn't heal. The doctors told him the blotchy spots was where the skin has >broken down because of the years of swelling>>My dad waited to long and now he suffers horribly whenever he gets a sore on his leg (with the tissue so thin it happens often.) >Jeanie > The same thing with my dad. >Becky M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Gretchen thank you for the information concerning the chat room. I have another question for our CMT friends. Does anyone have the sensation their feet are swelling on the inside and no evidence of swelling on the outside? Sometimes my feet feel like they are going to burst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Hi , I get that every day at work. About half way through the day and my sneakers start to feel so tight on my feet I can't stand it. I don't know if my feet are actually swelling but I can't wait to get my shoes off when I get home. Unfortunately, walking barefoot causes me pain too. But the Indian in me requires that I don't wear shoes at home. Elaina/NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 All the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Hi Elaina... I don't wear shoes at home either. Before I had my operations I couldn't go barefoot, my feet wouldn't go flat on the floor. Wonderful to be shoeless...... .. Fla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Do you experience swelling in your feet? By the end of the work day mine are swollen really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 My feet are always swollen sometimes worse than others but they are never there normal size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 On 5/31/06, <bible770@...> wrote: > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, along with pain in the legs and lower back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 So can heart trouble. Gloria Re: feet swelling On 5/31/06, <bible770@...> wrote: > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, along with pain in the legs and lower back. <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> <UL> <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears </FONT></PRE> </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 , that is scary. What did he do about the blood clots? Re: feet swelling On 5/31/06, <bible770@...> wrote: > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, along with pain in the legs and lower back. <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> <UL> <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears </FONT></PRE> </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I have seen that alot. I even have a sister in law with one behind her knee and nothing can be done about it. Except put a screen in the artery to keep the clot from going to your chest. Gloria Re: feet swelling On 5/31/06, <bible770@...> wrote: > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, along with pain in the legs and lower back. <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> <UL> <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears </FONT></PRE> </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 On 5/31/06, <bible770@...> wrote: > , > that is scary. What did he do about the blood clots? > > Yeah, sorry to just throw that out there. He went the straight allopathic route which was pretty brutal (any faith I had in the medical system was really shattered after watching that fiasco). There's a lot out there to be done about blood clots that's more sane, though, so if it turns out to be that don't feel all is lost. One thing a lot of people take as an alternative to coumadin (sp?), a blood thinner with a slate of side effects, is either natto beans or an extract of some enzyme in natto. Natto is long-fermented soy that seems to have a pretty strong blood thinning effect. Someone did studies with rates of clotting difficulties on long airplane trips when people had eaten natto in the morning, if I remember, and it reduced the problem a lot. Some people can't find it, don't want to make it, or are disgusted by its weird slimy stickiness and opt for the extract (nattokinase or somesuch). The extract might also help you avoid eating soy every day if that seems a little scary. I guess you can also avoid Vitamin K or some specific form of it which tends to thicken the blood. I'm sure there are lots of other things that could be done too. But I'd think if you're not feeling pain in the legs or getting very tired by walking/running/etc, it wouldn't be clots. So says the total non-expert. > > > Re: feet swelling > > > > On 5/31/06, <bible770@...> wrote: > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > > > > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. > A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt > utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, > along with pain in the legs and lower back. > > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> > <UL> > <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> > </UL></FONT> > <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol > <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I think if you have blood clots in your feet/ankles they would be ulcerative and look red and blotchy. I also know that a lot of that can be helped with a good colon cleanse. But just swelling would most likely be poor circulation which might be caused from salt. Like I said I have not problem with water retention or swelling until I eat processed table salt. I can eat tons of celtic sea salt and don't swell or retain water at all. Also MSG does it. I would get off all processed salt and any msg, drink a lot of water to flush the system and see what happens. Allyn Re: feet swelling > > > > On 5/31/06, <bible770@...<mailto:bible770@...>> wrote: > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > > > > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. > A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt > utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, > along with pain in the legs and lower back. > > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT<http://www\ ..w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT> FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> > <UL> > <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE<http://heal\ th./group/ / " >NATIVE> NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B<http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B>> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> > </UL></FONT> > <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST<mailto:native-nutritio\ n-owner " >LIST> OWNER:</A></B> Idol > <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 actually that's not always true. You can have blot clots and not be like that. My mother hand them for 8 years and never once had red or ulcerative. Gloria Re: feet swelling > > > > On 5/31/06, <bible770@...<mailto:bible770@...>> wrote: > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? > > > > Blood clots in the legs can make the feet and ankles get very swollen. > A good friend of mine has been dealing with that. He also felt > utterly fatigued when trying to walk, though, when the clots hit, > along with pain in the legs and lower back. > > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT<http://www\ ..w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT> FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> > <UL> > <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE<http://heal\ th./group/ / " >NATIVE> NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B<http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B>> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> > </UL></FONT> > <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST<mailto:native-nutritio\ n-owner " >LIST> OWNER:</A></B> Idol > <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 On 5/31/06, allyn ferris <aferris7272@...> wrote: > I think if you have blood clots in your feet/ankles they would be ulcerative and > look red and blotchy. I also know that a lot of that can be helped with a good > colon cleanse. But just swelling would most likely be poor circulation which > might be caused from salt. Like I said I have not problem with water retention > or swelling until I eat processed table salt. I can eat tons of celtic sea salt and > don't swell or retain water at all. Also MSG does it. I would get off all processed > salt and any msg, drink a lot of water to flush the system and see what happens. > Allyn My friend's feet didn't look ulcerative or blotchy really. In fact, the doctors at first proclaimed it a pinched nerve in the lower back and started handing out pain pills and cortizone shots. The clots were in the upper thighs, so they affected more than just the ankles and feet (which were the only parts that swelled a lot, as I remember it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? , Is this you with the swollen feet? Is it sudden? Has it happened before? " feet swelling up like balloons " sounds quite alarming. Any shortness of breath? Not in a position to diagnose, child, but I associate it with congestive heart failure. B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 It happened last year when the weather got hot. I sit basically ALL day long in a chair in front of a computer. I'm thinking that is part of the problem. I've been off my clo...( I ran out), but I've started it again, I was excited to see if it would help this year. Re: feet swelling > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? , Is this you with the swollen feet? Is it sudden? Has it happened before? " feet swelling up like balloons " sounds quite alarming. Any shortness of breath? Not in a position to diagnose, child, but I associate it with congestive heart failure. B. <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> <UL> <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> </UL></FONT> <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears </FONT></PRE> </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 On 5/31/06, downwardog7 <illneverbecool@...> wrote: > Not in a position to diagnose, child, but I associate it with > congestive heart failure. IIRC, CoQ10 is supposed to be very helpful for that. Chris -- Dioxins in Animal Foods: A Case For Vegetarianism? Find Out the Truth: http://www.westonaprice.org/envtoxins/dioxins.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 You'll probably want to prop your feet up. Another group was just discussing vitamin C restoring the elasticity of the blood vessels so that the plaque clears out ( I'm getting you an article about how plaque in arteries is an attempt by the body to shore up weak arteries, not a problem with cholesterol!) Evidently, taking 2 grams of ascorbic acid (or one of the ascorbates) a day is supposed to restore the elasticity of the vessels and remove the plaque so that all blockages, etc... get cleared. I had a friend who had a swelling problem and said it was a lymph drainage issue. The only thing I know about lymph is that jumping on a rebounder daily is supposed to help it flow, as is riding in a car; I have no idea if it would help with swollen feet. > > It happened last year when the weather got hot. I sit basically ALL day long in a chair in front of a computer. I'm thinking that is part of the problem. I've been off my clo...( I ran out), but I've started it again, I was excited to see if it would help this year. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I have a history of bloodclots & my feet & legs swell. Your legs have to be propped above your heart. What works for me is laying on the floor with my feet at 12 oclock on the wall for 10-15 min. HTH CherylC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like balloons? , Is this you with the swollen feet? Is it sudden? Has it happened before? " feet swelling up like balloons " sounds quite alarming. Any shortness of breath? Not in a position to diagnose, child, but I associate it with congestive heart failure. B. With you, ! COQ10 as suggested and more. http://www.doctoryourself.com/congestive.html Wanita IMPORTANT ADDRESSES NATIVE NUTRITION online SEARCH the entire message archive with Onibasu LIST OWNER: Idol MODERATOR: Wanita Sears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 For years, I had the same problem. It first showed up after long plane trips, but as I got older, I would get ankle swelling on hot days at work, sitting at the computer. But when I really started being maybe 90% strictly NT, it stopped happening. Whenever I eat restaurant or processed food, though, my ankles will swell a little again. I imagine it's the regular salt and/or MSG, or any number of additives that must do it, and I think it's only when I am strictly off all additives that my ankles don't swell up. Ann B. > > > > What could possibly be the cause of one's feet swelling up like > balloons? > > , > Is this you with the swollen feet? Is it sudden? Has it happened > before? " feet swelling up like balloons " sounds quite alarming. Any > shortness of breath? > > Not in a position to diagnose, child, but I associate it with > congestive heart failure. > B. > > > > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> > <UL> > <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive with Onibasu</LI> > </UL></FONT> > <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> Idol > <B>MODERATOR:</B> Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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