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Hi. My father is 76 years old. Weight 92 kg. Last two days he has swelling in both legs. No pain. His blood sugar normal. But he is taking medication for high blood pressure and one ppi. At present he has no physical problem except swelling in legs. My question is that is there any serious issues for swelling of legs?
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Mr. lybrate-user, Thanks for the query. Swelling in lower limbs can occur due to a multiple causes like uncontrolled high blood pressure, some heart related issues and even due to improper functioning of kidneys. Sometimes certain drugs also lead to that, like Amlodepine used in reducing BP and pioglitazone used in treating diabetes. EVen over weight and inactivity can also be a cause. So please check his kidney function test, BP readings and also level of physical activity. Thanks.
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