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Suggest Remedies For Prolonged Swelling Of Knees

Both ankles have been swollen for the last 5 days. I did take a long car trip but stop to get out an walk around everuy 2 hrs. I ve taken long road trip before and this has not happen before. Once I go to bed for the night the swelling is gone when I arise in the morning. But by late afternoon they are swollen again and feel very tight.......should I take an over the counter diurectic?

posted on Sat, 28 Jun 2014

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Wed, 9 Dec 2015 Answered on

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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava's Response

hi
You may try short course of otc dieuretic. Keep legs elevated, dohot fomentation, and do active/passive ankle exercises without weight bearing.Seee a physician if this doesnt help for some tests like serum creatinine,sodium,pottassium,GFR (kidney functions tests)Commonly , in abscence of any disease, it is gravitational swelling and nothing to worry on that, only avoid prolonged standing or long uninterrupted walksbest wishes

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Suggest Remedies For Prolonged Swelling Of Knees

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