What Causes Swelling In Legs And Ankles With Frequent Urination?

Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2014

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Question : my legs and ankles swell a lot and i unirate a lot at night

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following causes to swollen legs&ankles...

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,

I am sorry for the situation you are in!

You are having problems with swollen legs and ankles and urinating a lot at night. You are also reporting to be taking a diuretic (triam/hctz). This makes me think that you are having any :
- cardiac problem?
- liver problem?
- kidney issues?

Can you please specify other diagnosis or medical concerns you are having and why doctor put you on triam/hctz?

Next, you are also reporting to urinate a lot at night. What I can see from the data you are providing, you are a 77 years old male. The most probable causes of urinating a lot at night include:
- use of diuretic
- kidney infection
- prostate issues

At this point, I would recommend to :
- consult an urologist
- run complete blood work, urine analysis, PSA test, diabetes testing
- measure blood electrolytes
- abdominal ultrasound

Depending on the tests results, specific treatment will be prescribed.

Meanwhile, I advise to:
- limit salt intake
- raise your legs where-ever possible
- try to drink fluids before 6 p.m. to avoid night traveling to toilet

Hope it helped! Looking forward to have the requested data in!
Dr.Albana

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar