
What Are The Symptoms Of Beriberi?

I am not so sure this is beriberi...but we can get vitamin supplements!
Detailed Answer:
HI and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about your health status. I know you must be dealing with so much at this time. However, I encourage you to stay positive and optimistic.
The indentation is strictly not beri beri but points to the fact that you could be having a poor nutrition, poor renal, liver or heart function. Given your over all health status, it is more likely to be related to one of these disease conditions than beri beri. The reason why beri beri also presents with indentation is because beri beri causes heart failure which results in fluid accumulation and not that fluid accumulation is a typical sign for beri beri.
However, we can measure the blood levels to see if you are having enough. If this is not enough, then you can get thiamine vitamin supplements and take regularly. I am not really convince you have beri beri from that lone symptom of swollen legs an indentation when pressed.
I hope this helps and guides you enough in addressing this worry. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services and I wish you well.

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