What causes the feet of the elderly to always be swollen?

Many pathological phenomena are accompanied by edema of the feet. If the elderly have swollen feet, I think the first thing to do is to go to the hospital for a check-up to find out the cause of the swollen feet, so that you can prescribe the right medicine. The swelling of the feet of the elderly is generally caused by these conditions.

One is long-term malnutrition, coupled with the decline of metabolic ability in old age, when they are malnourished, the protein content in the human body is low, and the plasma osmotic pressure is lower than the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid, and the normal exchange of substances in the internal environment is exchanged by plasma and interstitial fluid, and then the interstitial fluid enters the lymph, and the lymph re-enters the blood, and the circulation continues. This allows water from the plasma to enter the interstitial fluid, which prevents it from flowing back, resulting in tissue edema.

Second, if the foot is swollen and accompanied by severe pain, it should be considered as a fracture, because the elderly have soft bones and are prone to fractures. When the foot is fractured, the surrounding soft tissues are damaged, which affects the blood and can easily cause tissue edema, resulting in edema.

Third, if the elderly not only have swollen feet, but also have swollen legs and face, it should be considered a kidney lesion. Because kidney disease excretes a large amount of proteinuria, the protein in the body is deficient, the plasma colloidal osmotic pressure is reduced, and the extracellular fluid is trapped in the interstitial space and edema.

Fourth, the elderly mostly have cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, and deformities of blood vessels will affect the blood supply to the tissues.

There are many reasons for foot swelling, if the elderly have foot swelling, they should go to the hospital for examination, find out, and prescribe the right medicine.

This is either a problem with the blood circulation of the elderly, or a hint that the body is sick.

Xiao Ke has a friend, her father is because of the leg edema, the family at first thought that it was only because he did not rest well, or drank too much, so this situation will occur, so he dragged it and did not go, but then the edema was too bad, a pit looked, and then went to the hospital for examination, and finally was found stomach cancer, but fortunately it was found early, it was early, and then after chemotherapy, the body is still very good.

So Xiao Ke wants to say, if your old man's feet are swollen, don't take it seriously, of course, you also have to see whether it is swollen or swollen.

If it is swollen, it will not have too heavy a pit, and it will be easy to get up, and if it is swollen, press down a big pit, and then you will have to wait for a while to get up, and the color of the pit is still white.

Xiao Ke was sedentary for a long time ago, and then because of the uncertain weather, his left leg was always swollen, and Xiao Ke was also quite scared at that time, because he knew about his friend's father, so he was very worried, so he began to check, and later learned that if the leg is swollen, then it may be that the blood circulation is not good, or the kidneys are not good.

At that time, Xiao Ke went to the hospital to see it, and later found out that Xiao Ke was rheumatism, and now Xiao Ke is taking good care of himself. It is recommended that you take the elderly to see and have a check-up, after all, there are too many diseases now, and safety is the priority.

Just a neighbor Xiao Ke met downstairs today, she received a ** from her brother, and the content of ** was that her mother had a tumor in her head.

And her mother said a long time ago that she was dizzy and couldn't sleep, but the family didn't take it seriously, so she waited until her mother couldn't stand it before coming to see a doctor, and now she is still waiting to see a doctor to determine whether it is benign or malignant.

The old man has worked hard all his life, and if he is not feeling well, take him to the hospital as soon as possible.

There are many reasons that can cause edema of the lower limbs of the human body, and if we really want to determine what kind of edema it belongs to, it is not enough to rely on this alone, we need to observe the patient as a whole, and under certain circumstances, we must carry out corresponding tests before we can basically make a clinical diagnosis. I will talk about two more common causes of lower limb edema, the first is lower limb edema caused by right heart failure, and the other factor is lower limb edema that may be caused by kidney function problems, these two are more common. I will try to explain this phenomenon in a way that everyone can understand.

First of all, because of the right heart failure caused by the edema of the lower limbs, the human heart is divided into the left atrium, the left ventricle, the right atrium, the right ventricle, the main task of the right heart is to collect venous blood throughout the body, and then enter the pulmonary circulation through the pulmonary artery to complete the gas exchange, if the right heart failure can not supply blood to the pulmonary artery normally, the blood will be stagnant in the right heart, and the blood operation of the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava will be blocked in the two channels of the right heart. Just like the traffic jam we said, if the inferior vena cava does not flow, the hepatic portal vein will be blocked, and the blood of the lower limbs will also flow back through the veins, and the traffic will be blocked, at this time, the hydrostatic pressure in the blood vessels will rise, and the tissue fluid will seep out and the legs will be swollen.

The edema caused by kidney function problems is also similar to this, we all know that people with kidney function problems will not have as much urine as normal people, this is because the glomerular filtration blood volume is reduced, the kidneys can not remove excess water, the body's circulating blood volume will increase, if the human body is still replenishing water at this time, then the body's blood pressure will rise higher. The pressure of hydrostatic pressure also increases, and as a result, the lower limbs become swollen as tissue fluid flows out.

There are many reasons for the swelling of the feet of the elderly, first of all, thrombosis is a very important reason, in the middle-aged and elderly people, the incidence of cardiovascular disease is very high, and most of the patients with cardiovascular disease have vascular embolism, especially the venous embolism of the lower limbs, which will cause swelling of the legs and feet.

Secondly, kidney disease can also cause swollen feet, with the growth of the elderly, the decline of heart, liver and kidney function is the most obvious, which in turn affects the stability of the endocrine system, resulting in the improvement of vascular permeability, and water is easy to accumulate in the interstitial space, causing swollen feet.

There is also a kind of idiopathic senile edema, which is mostly caused by the loosening of the subcutaneous tissue space in the elderly, resulting in subcutaneous edema caused by water infiltrating into the tissue space.

In addition, excessive physical activity for long periods of time, walking or standing for long periods of time, improper sitting, and ill-fitting shoes can also cause edema. Generally, this kind of edema is relatively mild and easy to improve, and it can subside with a rest.

There are many causes of swollen feet in the elderly, such as heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, malnutrition, etc., I recommend that you go to the hospital for a detailed physical examination such as liver function, kidney function, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, etc., in order to further clarify the cause of swollen feet and do a reasonable **. In life, pay attention to rest, avoid fatigue and cold, eat more high-protein, high-vitamin and high-fiber foods that are easy to digest and absorb, such as vegetables, fruits, lean meat, fish, etc., and do not eat high-fat and high-cholesterol foods that are difficult to digest and absorb, such as animal fat, animal offal, fried food, etc. No smoking or alcohol.

Proper physical exercise to enhance physical fitness.

Swelling is a common phenomenon in the elderly, and many of them are also a sign of disease, so it should be taken seriously. If the elderly have swollen feet, they should go to the hospital for examination first to find out the cause of the swollen feet, so as to prescribe the right medicine. If the foot is swollen and accompanied by severe pain, you should go to the hospital for orthopedic examination; If you also have swelling on your face, you should go to a nephrology department for examination; If it is accompanied by palpitation, wheezing, and breathlessness, it should be examined by cardiology; If other symptoms are not obvious, the elderly should go to the geriatric department of the hospital for examination.

There are various causes of swollen feet in the elderly, and endocrine, liver, kidneys, and heart have a lot to do with it, so you need to go to the hospital in time to check and find out the cause in the right way, don't delay time, which will only make the situation more serious The elderly may have the following reasons for swollen feet:

1. Heart disease, lower limb edema is a sign of right heart insufficiency, hypertensive heart disease, cor pulmonale, rheumatic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy and acute and chronic heart failure and other heart diseases, which can lead to edema of both lower limbs, and can be accompanied by symptoms such as jugular venous distension and dyspnea.

2. Kidney disease, chronic nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, acute and chronic renal failure and other diseases can lead to edema of the lower limbs, mostly accompanied by facial edema, hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria and other conditions.

3. Hypothyroidism and hypothyroidism will cause pretibial myxedema, which is more severe, often accompanied by facial edema and hair loss.

4. Peripheral vascular disease, deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs or deep vein valve insufficiency of the lower limbs can also lead to edema of the lower limbs, and the color ultrasound of the lower limbs can make a clear diagnosis.

5. Liver cirrhosis, patients with liver cirrhosis will cause edema of the lower limbs due to protein synthesis disorders, often accompanied by ascites, loss of appetite, and abnormal liver function.

6. Patients with drug or allergies, allergies to cephalosporins or seafood can also have edema of the lower limbs.

7. Standing or sitting for a long time, standing or sitting upright for a long time can lead to a decrease in blood return to the lower limbs, and blood stagnation in the lower limbs can cause edema.

Many elderly people have swollen legs and feet, and there are many reasons for this.

If both lower limbs are swollen at the same time, first of all, we consider whether it will be a cardiac cause, some people have a bad heart and cardiac insufficiency will have cardiogenic edema.

In addition, there are some nephrogenic edema, such as nephritis, renal insufficiency, and water retention in the body, which will cause swelling of the lower limbs and lower legs. In addition, there are some vascular factors, such as the elderly will have venous valve insufficiency, venous blood return is limited, the return is obstructed, and it stays on the lower leg and there will be swelling of the lower limbs. Of course, there are some endocrine reasons, such as some myxedema of hyperthyroidism, and of course, orthopedic diseases will also cause swelling of the lower limbs, such as myofasciitis or some more serious effusion of the knee joint, or periosteal cysts compress the surrounding blood vessels, and poor blood return will also cause swelling of the lower limbs.

However, orthopedic diseases tend to be unilateral swelling, and bilateral swelling is relatively small. Bilateral swelling should first consider the cause of internal medicine, if there is no problem, we will consider the orthopedic side.

Among people who are prone to swollen feet, it is more likely that elderly people are prone to swollen feet. For older people, all aspects of the body function will decline, especially the heart, liver, and kidneys. If the function of the heart, liver, and kidney decreases, the permeability of the blood vessel wall will increase, resulting in water in the body, which is more likely to run through the blood vessel wall into the interstitial space, causing edema.

If you have heart disease, it can also cause swollen feet.

For example, the heart's ability to supply blood is weakened, which can easily lead to blood stasis in the peripheral blood vessels, and edema is more likely to occur. The liver is the place where plasma proteins are synthesized, and if the liver function is damaged, it is easy to cause a decrease in plasma proteins, resulting in fluid retention in the interstitial space and edema.

Some people's feet are swollen because of problems with the kidneys, if the kidneys' drainage ability is weakened, the water and salt components in the body cannot be discharged in time, and they are prone to edema. If you have edema, you must go to the hospital in time**, actively cooperate with the doctor**, and follow the doctor's instructions.

There are three main reasons for this:

1: Poor local blood circulation.

2: Edema caused by heart failure.

3: Edema caused by kidney disease.

Swollen feet in the elderly may be caused by abnormal local blood circulation.

It can also be caused by heart or kidney disease, which impairs circulation in the body, causing swelling of the feet.

You should go to the hospital for treatment, try to rule out the possibility of disease, and take diuretics appropriately to promote swelling.

For example, if you have heart failure, it will cause systemic congestion, resulting in swollen feet, kidney disease and liver diseases, which may lead to swollen feet. In addition, if the elderly stand or sit for a long time, then this situation will also cause symptoms of swollen feet. In addition, venous thrombosis of the lower extremities can also cause edema in the elderly.

There are many causes of swollen feet in the elderly.

One of the more common is diabetic foot.

Due to the decline of the body's metabolic ability in the elderly, it is easy to cause diabetes, and then form diabetic foot.

The most common cause of edema in the feet of the elderly is that with age, the amount of exercise decreases, and the venous return of the lower limbs is poor after sitting for a long time, causing edema; Other causes include cardiac insufficiency leading to a decrease in the amount of blood returning to the heart and stagnation of blood in the veins causing edema; Poor kidney function leads to water retention and edema; In addition, deep venous insufficiency can also cause puffiness in the feet; Lack of high-quality protein due to eating less; Inferior vena cava foot swelling is caused by poor return of the inferior vena cava, which is generally unilateral foot swelling; There is also kidney disease that causes swollen feet.

When people are older, swollen feet are common, the main reason is: the feet are far away from the human heart, and the blood from the arteries cannot return to the heart, so it leads to excessive accumulation of body fluid in the feet, resulting in edema. The simple way to do this is to sit with your feet up above your heart.