My father is 56 years old. He have a problem of swollen painful legs. Sometimes on right leg sometimes on left. What is it and why is it happening please explain and advice to cure it.

Dr. Manisha SwamiHomeopath2yrs exp

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your father should discuss his condition with his doctor, but it's not an automatic cause for alarm. Although swollen feet aren't a normal part of aging, swelling does happen more commonly among older adults. Because swelling can have many causes, it's sometimes a warning sign of a problem -- but not always. dangerous causes of edema can include the following:Heart, liver, or kidney disease,Cellulitis (a skin infection),Chronic venous insufficiency (when leg veins are unable to pump enough blood back to your heart) deep venous thrombosis (a blood clot that forms deep in the body) charcot neuroarthropathy (or Charcot's neuroarthropathy; a progressive condition of the bones and joints of the foot that's characterized initially by inflammation. medication side effects or a chronic condition of the lymphatic system known as lymphedema, in which lymph fluid fails to drain properly from the legs and causes abnormal swelling.first visit to doctor and consult personally. 

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