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Retaining Water from the Pill
Sometimes it is your diet that can cause water retention also. .... Swollen Ankles Are an Understatement ... I'm Swollen Especially My Feet and Ankles ...
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- Hi E.: Water retention is standard when on the pill and even more so as you get older. I heard drinking celery juice helps reduce water rentention. Yes celery jui...
- I've suffered with water retention for years during PMS. I tried all the things people suggested, but they just didn't work for me (I still drink lots of water and tr...
- Vitamin B6 helps with water retention.
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura...
It can also cause kidney failure. I think it is something many parents would want .... My 5 y.o. Has Unexplainable SWOLLEN ANKLES; E.R. Docs Have No Clue. ...
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- A., Thank you for sharing your story. I am not aware of it. This is the first time I have heard of it. I hope that your niece will be okay. Take care, K
- Hi there! My little girl (who is now 21 months old) got it in Sept. and was COVERED from head to toe (most of it on the trunk and arms, HEAD) and it was the most awfu...
- As a school nurse, I've known 2 children with this and they recovered and are very healthy.
Still Having Heavy Periods 2 Years After Giving Birth
Excessive blood loss causes Iron deficiency anemia. ... more hair falling out than usual, swollen ankles, the desire to eat ice or paper, chest pains, ...
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- M., I agree with the other mom that suggested that you get another opinion. If heavy periods are not normal it could be a sign that your body is out of balance. As ...
- Mine were heavier than normal and a bit thick for about a year and a half after my second child was born, but they are back to normal (which are still heavier than bef...
- I would recommend seeing an acupuncturist. I have had fairly quick and amazing results with everything from curing tonsilitis to balancing hormones with acupuncture a...
What Kind of Bite?
... seems to end up with huge swollen welts especially on his ankles and ears. ..... You can even drink it, not that it tastes good, but will cause noooo ...
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- My daughter is the same way. Any bug bites she gets swell up. asdie from bug repellant, if he does get bitten, ask you pediatrician about benadryl. My plan of treatm...
- I'm thinking it is likely that it is just mosquito bites and he is having a more severe allergic reaction to them than some people do. My daughter has this same thing...
- I actually just read an article that said that by putting antiperspirant (sp?) on bug bites they heal faster. It sucks the excess fluid from swelling out and reduces ...
Swelling After Epidural
After both my deliveries that I had with an epidural, my feet, ankles & lower ... levels in the blood cause extra fluid to pool every where you don't want it. ... Swollen Ankles After C-section? ... Swollen Ankles Are an Understatement ...
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- how about skipping the epidural?
- I never had an epidural? backbone fused, but I swelled up like a balloon after each of my 6 kids delivery. I couldn't even find shoes to fit my feet! It lasted about...
- If you're not nursing you might ask your doctor about prescribing lasix right after delivery - get ready to sweat and pee triple time, but it should help with the extr...
Loss of Circulation
... the most in your legs and ankles typically as dependent edema I had what you ... arms neverlooked swollen but the swelling is on the inside compressing ...
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- I agree that it is likely a pinched nerve problem. Dr. Michaela Walter, at Bee Well in Birmingham, is a chiropractor specializing in pregnant women and children. I w...
- keep counting the babies kicks.... around this time i had to take ###-###-#### acetomenophin tablets to reduce the pain. u may have to sleep in a recliner. place ...
- Hi C., Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a certified prenatal massage therapist and doula, and mom to 2 boys. This is a very common complaint for women ...
Swelling After Delivery
2 Jun 2009 ... Yesterday I noticed that they were getting pretty swollen, ... The fluids given to prevent blood pressure drops tend to cause swelling at 5 to 7 days postpartum . ... I had ankle swelling really bad after delivery. ...
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- Honey, you definitely need to call your doctor first thing this morning. This could be a leak from the epidural puncture. Good luck to you and keep us updated.
- I had the numbness in my arms and overall swelling. Also had an epidural and pain on my left side. Come to think of it, it was my left arm that had all the numbness....
- I would check with the anesthesiologist as well. Call the hospital, L&D and ask to speak with the anesthesiologist. I recall them telling me to call them after my sp...
Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP)
You did say she had an infection, this could be the cause. .... HELP! My 5 y.o. Has Unexplainable SWOLLEN ANKLES; E.R. Docs Have No Clue. ...
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- our daughter had that after repeated strep infections and tonsillitis. She was treated each time with antibiotics and then finally had a tonsillectomy. However the HSP...
- I had this when I was a child in the first grade. I remember my legs tingling constantly from this, like how they would feel after a day of roller skating. Back then...
- My daughter had HSP when she was 5yr.old. We experienced the tiny, bruise-colored rash all over her, she could not walk to due joint pain, she vomitted excessively. I ...
Possible Pulled Muscle
A torn ligament can definitely cause nerve wrecking symptoms after a c-section. .... torn ligament in foot · swollen ankles during pregnancy ...
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- Hi A.... I agree, see a dr asap. I fell down 18 stairs during my pregnancy and was freaking out. I pulled muscles in my stomach and hips, plus cracked my ankle. I am s...
- I agree with everyone else. Call your doctor ASAP! Please update and let us know what he said.
- Hi A.... I think that's definately a question for your doctor. I'd hate for all of us to give you advice and you to really need medical attention. Take care of your...
Toddler Hurt His Leg
On Monday morning it was worse and noticed her ankle was swollen. .... nerve in his back, I have a sliped disk in my back and it causes extreme leg pain. ...
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- W., I agree with Tanya F., My daughter hurt her leg at 15 mos old and at the cooks children's they could not find a break because she was so small. They casted her fo...
- My son had this when he was little. I can't remember the name but I was worried too and it was nothing. As long as they took blood and did x-rays, and found nothing,...
- A similar thing happened to my 3 year old. he jumped off the bed and hurt his foot. The foot wasn't swollen or anything but he limped.I took him for xrays and they did...
