Peripheral or dependent edema is the accumulation of fluid in the parts of the body that are most affected by gravity. In ambulatory people these are the legs1. As people age, the body naturally loses some power of circulation, making it more likely for gravity to pull fluids to the lower extremities, and less likely for that fluid to be put back into the body's circulation. The most common way to treat this is elevation of the legs and compression stockings.
your tissues fill with fluid or what doctors like to call edema. this can be from a number of underlying causes such as a side effect from certain medications a person may take, etc. also if you have swelling in your feet/ankles/calves that could be an indication of pulmonary edema which is when the lungs fill with fluid [I know this because this is what my mother had]. best advice go to a doctor and get checked out.
Any number of things can cause the swelling. It depends if it is temporary or long term. If it is long term it is probably Arthritis. If it is temporary it is probably a sprain or injury. Still, going with 50% probability without knowing more information only gives you the best first guess and it is a wild guess. That leaves a great margin for error. The common condition is called oedema. It is a fluid build up around the articulated joints and normally associated with long periods of bed rest or immobility.
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Because they absorb the water they're in - which makes them swell up.
Your salivary glands (jaws) swell up and for men your testicles swell up and then shrink and they stay that way for the rest of your life!
They are called swell sharks because when they see a predator they swell up with water (or maybe oxygen I'm not sure) so that they appear bigger and scare it away.
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swelled My toe swelled up last night.
umm i think man tsadhg Probably not, but it definitely can make other body parts shrink - just ask George Costanza.