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Suggest Treatment For Fluid Retention In Legs When Suffering From Pitting Edema
My husband has 3+ pitting edema in both legs, worse on the right side. It starts just below his knees and goes down into his feet. This is a new issue and started about a week and a half ago. What can we do to get rid of the excess fluid and what could be the cause of acute onset pitting edema?
Mon, 25 Jul 2016
Hello.
Elevating the legs may help some with the edema, but he needs to see a doctor about this since it may be an indication of congestive heart failure, a liver or kidney problem, or a deep venous thrombosis--a clot in a large leg vein
Elevating the legs may help some with the edema, but he needs to see a doctor about this since it may be an indication of congestive heart failure, a liver or kidney problem, or a deep venous thrombosis--a clot in a large leg vein
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