Guest guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Hello, I get some swelling sometimes in my lower legs after standing on them for awhile, so it could very well be related to Fibro. It means her body is retaining water, instead of releasing it. So cut back on Salt, drink plenty of water to flush out the toxins from her body. Elevate her feet when it gets really bad, and when its not bad get outside and do some walking. If she sticks to all of this everyday, it will help. Carol To: fibromyalgiacured From: chiefofsf@... Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:14:29 +0000 Subject: Fibro and Swelling My wife has been diagnosised with Fibro for about 5 years now. She has never experienced swelling in her feet and lower legs before, until this past month. I was wondering if any of you have experienced this and if it might be related to Fibro or is it something else? Thanks for your time. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en\ -US:WM_HMP:042010_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Hi, has she seem a doc about this? Could be a sign of other problems than fibro. Plenty of water with a good sea salt from www.saltworks.com is good. especially the pink himalyan with 84 minerals. C. > > My wife has been diagnosised with Fibro for about 5 years now. She has never experienced swelling in her feet and lower legs before, until this past month. I was wondering if any of you have experienced this and if it might be related to Fibro or is it something else? Thanks for your time. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 > My wife has been diagnosised with Fibro for about 5 years now. She has never experienced swelling in her feet and lower legs before, until this past month. I was wondering if any of you have experienced this and if it might be related to Fibro or is it something else? Thanks for your time. ************ Please have your wife report this to her doctor. I can tell you that I had very severe leg swelling. It stopped when I stopped drinking soda, both cokes/diet cokes, etc. I have been not drinking soda for about a month now. I will say that I have " slipped " as I was so addicted that I was not able to go cold turkey and have drank about one a week if that. But I have gone from having 2-3 diet sodas a day to none, and my leg swelling has really healed greatly. On the days when I did slip, and drank *one* soda, I noticed the swelling in my legs come back. I do not think these drinks are good for us, sweetened or made with artifiical sweetner. As an American, it is part of my cultural heritage and I find a lot of satisfaction from drinking these beverages, but I do not think they are healthy. If your wife drinks them, you might have her stop them and see if it improves. Regardless, good to check with the doctor because it can be a serious problem. Good luck. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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