My fingers are swollen after waking up

When you wake up and find your fingers are swollen, the first thing you consider is whether you are lacking protein or drinking too much water before going to bed, which causes swelling all over your body. In addition to these, the issue of protein needs to be considered. Lack of protein will lead to increased water content in the body and swelling of the whole body. The final reason to consider is kidney problems. This article introduces some methods to relieve swelling. Let’s take a look.

1. Check whether there is a lack of protein. Once a person lacks protein, he will suffer from edema. If there is a lack of protein, not enough albumin can be formed and the waste in the tissues cannot be completely discharged. Over time, long-term lack of protein will cause water to accumulate in the body. Some people think they are overweight and start dieting, which results in a further reduction in protein intake, leading to serious consequences. When there is a severe protein deficiency, tissues will swell significantly, causing edema throughout the body. Some people have particularly swollen ankles in the evening, and noticeable swelling in the face and hands and loose eyelids in the morning.

2. It may be because you eat too much dinner at night. Because you eat too much or drink too much water at night, your cells are too full, so when you wake up in the morning, you feel your fingers are swollen and you can't make a fist.

3. If your fingers are always numb, it may be due to blocked blood vessels and poor blood flow. You should check whether you have cardiovascular disease such as high blood lipids. The solution is to treat the disease according to the symptom and then provide targeted treatment.

Mitigation methods:

(1) Improve nutrition, adopt a low-salt diet, and eat more green fruits and vegetables.

(2) Pay attention to rest. After resting at night, the edema can be reduced or absorbed and disappear. Try to lie down as much as possible.

(3) If the problem is caused by impaired microcirculation in the hands, you can massage your hands more and exercise more.

(4) You can use 50% magnesium sulfate hot compress for 30 minutes each time, which is very effective.

(5) Physical therapy is more effective, such as heat therapy, massage, etc.

(6) If your fingers are always numb, it may be due to blood vessel blockage and poor blood flow. If there is no improvement in about a week, you should get checked for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as high blood lipids, hypercoagulable state, or blood vessel blockage.