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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Feet After Traveling

I have been travelling by car long distances....then walking at tourist sights a lot. Tired swollen feet, in the sun. Noticed front if shins turned blotchy red first day. I put moisturizing cream, thought perhaps sunburn. Next day when returning from lots of walking and swollen tired feet, very red ring around crease of leg between where leg joins and foot is connected to leg. Deep redness halfway up calf on front of each leg. Redness has not stopped, and now very itchy. Any idea? I think its the pressure on legs and feet, and swollen feet in sneakers...pressure had no where to go, so it did something to my calves?!
posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2015
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Hello.....
Swollen of feet is called Pedal edema. The most common physiological cause is gravity. As you described long sitting in car. In that case it may appear but after taking rest i.e. in supine position for few hours, it automatically subsides. In your case, it is slightly different. Because swelling gradually increases and became tense pinkish skin. Sometimes, it may be cellulitis due to prolonged thick edema super added with infection.
So in my opinion, you raise your legs through out the day as much as possible u can. I means sit with folded legs, lie with some pillows below your legs and avoid standing prolonged time. Besides this, you can start Tab Torsemide 20 mg once a day with Tab Trypsin and Chymotrypsin twice a day. If not relived within 3 days then start antibiotics like Cap Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid 1 gm twice a day for 5 days.

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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Feet After Traveling

Hello..... Swollen of feet is called Pedal edema. The most common physiological cause is gravity. As you described long sitting in car. In that case it may appear but after taking rest i.e. in supine position for few hours, it automatically subsides. In your case, it is slightly different. Because swelling gradually increases and became tense pinkish skin. Sometimes, it may be cellulitis due to prolonged thick edema super added with infection. So in my opinion, you raise your legs through out the day as much as possible u can. I means sit with folded legs, lie with some pillows below your legs and avoid standing prolonged time. Besides this, you can start Tab Torsemide 20 mg once a day with Tab Trypsin and Chymotrypsin twice a day. If not relived within 3 days then start antibiotics like Cap Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid 1 gm twice a day for 5 days. Thank You