Re: swelling in lower extremeties

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In a message dated 1/6/2005 7:10:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, health writes:

have had swelling in my feet and ankles for the last 3 mos. I was taking vioxx for inflammation but had to go off quickly, Dr put me on Mobic, she thought this was causing the swelling, but it continues. I have hypertension and take BP medication, I watch my intake of salt, I have tried cornsilk tea, cranberry juice and elevation. Nothing seems to help, some swelling goes down but as soon as I1m up it starts again. Cille

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Cille,

I had the same problem. Unintentionally, I took care of it. I started eating whole foods, and within a week, the edema went away. I think it was due to snack bars made from fruit, nuts, whole grains and seeds. The reason I know it was the whole foods, is that I went away for several weeks, and after about a week, the edema came back. When I got back home, and started eating the bars again, it went away and has not come back. I suspect that is has something to do with the protein in the bars. The reflux that I was having went away, came back, and then went away again at the same time.

Barb

RN, Holistic Healthcare Consultant