My mother is 64 years old. Her right leg is swelling more than the left leg. Is it fyleria? What treatment can I found for her. She has pain on her limbs.

Question

Leg swelling generally occurs because of an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the lower extremity. Common causes of leg swelling include idiopathic edema (swelling of unknown cause), overweight, is older, salt retention, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, venous insufficiency, pregnancy, and medication side effects. Some tips that may help reduce swelling: 1.Put your legs on pillows to raise them above your heart while lying down. 2.Exercise your legs. This helps pump fluid from your legs back to your heart. 3.Follow a low-salt diet, which may reduce fluid buildup and swelling. 4.Wear support stockings (sold at most drugstores and medical supply stores). 5.When traveling, take breaks often to stand up and move around. 6.Avoid wearing tight clothing or garters around your thighs. 7.Lose weight if you need to.

Karuna Chawla · Accepted Answer

Leg swelling generally occurs because of an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the lower extremity. Common causes of leg swelling include idiopathic edema (swelling of unknown cause), overweight, is older, salt retention, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, venous insufficiency, pregnancy, and medication side effects. Some tips that may help reduce swelling: 1.Put your legs on pillows to raise them above your heart while lying down. 2.Exercise your legs. This helps pump fluid from your legs back to your heart. 3.Follow a low-salt diet, which may reduce fluid buildup and swelling. 4.Wear support stockings (sold at most drugstores and medical supply stores). 5.When traveling, take breaks often to stand up and move around. 6.Avoid wearing tight clothing or garters around your thighs. 7.Lose weight if you need to.

Shweta Badghare · Answer

May be filariasis you can do Dr. lipid profile avoid fatty foods less protein in diet take borrhevia q 5 drop three times a day follow up with me.

Deepak · Answer

Get her tests done for filaria cbc kft as well as diabetic profile and consult back with reports.

Channabasayya S Hiremath · Answer

Hello, swelling of legs in old age is common for various reasons. But it should be evaluated for cause of that. Filariasis is another condition where you find some other symptoms along with swelling. Homeopathy has got complete cure for these kinds of complaints by constitutional treatment and holistic approach. I suggest you to take an appointment for consultation so that detail case can be discussed and rule out the cause and proceed further for treatment. You can consult me online. Thank you.