What can I eat to reduce leg edema the fastest?

Some people are prone to leg edema in their daily lives, but they don’t care so much about it. In fact, it needs to be taken seriously at this time. After all, edema is a disease that can seriously affect the body. You can take the right medicine according to the cause of your illness. In terms of diet, you should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and eat some foods that can achieve the effect of reducing swelling. Don’t eat any spicy and irritating foods.

1. Systemic edema

1. Cardiogenic edema: common in right heart failure, pericarditis, etc.

2. Nephrogenic edema: common in various types of nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, hypertensive nephropathy, etc.

3. Hepatic edema: common in cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc.

4. Malnutrition edema: common in chronic wasting diseases, anemia, vitamin deficiency, etc.

5. Endocrine edema: such as myxedema, premenstrual edema, etc.

6. Functional edema: including idiopathic edema, traveler's edema, etc.

7. Pregnancy-related edema: including pregnancy-related edema, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, etc.

2. Local edema

1. Allergic edema: including vasculitis, etc.

2. Obstructive edema: including limb vein thrombosis, superior vena cava obstruction syndrome, filariasis, etc.

3. Inflammatory edema: such as recurrent erysipelas, carbuncle, etc.

3. Traumatic edema: such as crush syndrome, snake bites, etc.

1. Medical history

In addition to inquiring about the general medical history, pay attention to asking the following questions about patients with edema: when the edema began, where the edema first appeared; the severity of the onset and how it developed; the severity of the edema, whether it is systemic or localized edema, and the nature of the edema; the treatment process and the current condition of the edema; the relationship between edema and body position and menstrual cycle; and whether there is a history of heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, endocrine dysfunction, etc.

2. Associated symptoms

Edema accompanied by dyspnea is often cardiac edema; jaundice, ascites and hepatosplenomegaly indicate liver disease, but may also be cardiac; patients with chronic diarrhea, wasting diseases or digestive disorders should consider that the edema is malnutrition-related; patients with symptoms such as chills, fatigue, slow reaction, less movement and laziness should consider hypothyroidism or hypopituitarism; edema that occurs 7 to 14 days before menstruation and is accompanied by symptoms such as increased excitability, headache, irritability, and insomnia are often premenstrual tension syndrome.