It is swelling due to the accumulation of fluid in the body, affecting the legs, feet, ankle, face and hands, but it can occur anywhere in the body. 60% of the human body is water, of which 40% is intracellular and 20% is extracellular, it can be generalized or massive, localized or mild edema, being difficult to detect if the person presents obesity, pregnant women and adults of advanced age occurs very often; caused by fluid accumulated in the body's tissues, when doing the physical exam, it may develop a cleft when pressing the skin with the fingers.
The factors for its appearance are many, from sitting for many hours, the hot temperatures of hot climates, the consumption of a lot of salt, one exposed to the sun, some high-risk diseases such as heart failure, kidney and kidney failure. lymph nodes, thyroid disease, among others, some medications with side effects such as those used for hypertension or diabetes cause swelling.
When doing a physical examination, it appears as reddened, stretched and shiny skin, it is possible to do more detailed examinations to locate the apparent cause and begin to treat the affectation that causes it, in a state of pregnancy it can become very dangerous for the baby and the mother causing the shortness of breath of both, some recommendations are to do intervals of movements when sitting or standing for a long time, raising the legs, doctors recommend support stockings, which their function is to make a price to prevent the accumulation of liquids. Some of the drugs used are diuretics to lower the amount of salt and increase fluid in the body, helping to improve symptoms.
