1. Causes of frequent edema in legs
Lower extremity edema may be due to heart and liver problems.
Edema can be divided into local edema and systemic edema: local edema can be caused by local inflammation or local vascular and lymphatic obstruction, usually only unilateral limb edema, accompanied by redness, swelling and heat pain. Edema of lower limbs may be not only due to poor renal function, but also due to functional problems of organs such as heart and liver. In addition to the doctor's consultation and physical examination, we should also look at the patient's condition, supplemented by blood drawing, abdominal ultrasound and other examinations to help clarify the cause.
2. Practice yoga to eliminate leg edema.
3 movements Easy yoga practice can eliminate leg edema.
Indian yoga expert Sujit△Kumar△ said in his new book "Healthy Yoga for the Whole Family" that it is easy to practice yoga and eliminate leg edema by stretching lower body muscles and massaging leg lymph. Here are three groups of movements, including hip turning, riding and grinding wheat, which are helpful to eliminate edema of lower limbs.
Cycling (cycling)
1. Lie flat with your feet straight. Put your hands on your sides. Keep your head straight and your body in a straight line.
2. Lift the upper body slightly, bend the elbow 90 degrees, put it directly under the shoulder, and support the forearm on the ground.
3. The left foot is straight and raised 45 degrees, and the right knee is slightly bent.
4. Then straighten your right foot and raise it by 45 degrees, and slightly bend your left knee. Step forward with your legs like riding a bicycle, 10 times, and then in the opposite direction 10 times.
Chakkichalan type
1. Sit with your feet straight forward. Put your hands on your sides. Hold your head high.
2. The legs are slightly open about gold centimeters, and the back is straight.
3. Raise your arms to shoulder height and cross your hands tightly. Relax your shoulders.
4. Inhale and stretch your hands and upper body backwards. Keep your arms straight. The thigh muscles tighten and press down on the ground. Relax your back and abdomen.
These postures introduced above can not only help to eliminate the swelling and discomfort of the body, but also strengthen the muscles of the lower body and increase the flexibility of the legs.
3, leg edema moxibustion point
1, Dazhui. Location: Under the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. Indications: clearing away heat and cooling blood, diminishing inflammation and detoxicating, and having obvious curative effect on facial diseases caused by blood dryness, blood stasis, obstruction of collaterals or blood viscosity.
2. Yaoyangguan. Location: Below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra. Indications: Gynecological menstrual disorder, endocrine disorder, arm hypertrophy, male impotence, nocturnal emission, etc.
3. Central Anhui. Positioning: the median line of the upper abdomen, four inches above the umbilicus. Indications: It can enhance the digestion and absorption of food in the stomach, and can also treat stomachache, gastric acid and vomiting.
4. What should I eat for leg edema?
1. Red beans
Traditional Chinese medicine has the concept of "five colors entering the five internal organs". Red beans are red, enter the heart and can promote blood circulation; Ancient books also record that red beans have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and are often used to improve beriberi and reduce edema of lower limbs. Modern medicine believes that red beans are rich in potassium, which helps to discharge excess salt from the body. Gleditsia saponin contained in red beans has a strong diuretic effect. In addition, red beans can stimulate the intestine, remove toxins and excess water in the body, and promote the metabolism of blood and water.
In fact, drinking red bean soup is the best way to reduce swelling. Edema patients have less urination. If you drink red beans as a drink at first, the swelling will be reduced the next day, and it may completely dissipate after taking them for six or seven days. The elderly have swollen legs and feet in summer, so they can eat red bean porridge to inhibit the recurrence of the disease. In addition to preventing and treating all kinds of edema, red beans can also relieve symptoms such as irritability, thirst and irritability caused by rising temperature.
2. Mung beans
When it comes to removing body edema, the first food we think of is mung beans. Mung beans have very good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. If female friends have edema, eating more mung bean soup and porridge can help the body eliminate edema. In addition, mung beans have the function of strengthening the spleen, which can protect the spleen and kidney for female friends with poor spleen and stomach. Eating mung beans often helps to eliminate body edema and help to lose weight. Although mung bean is rich in plant protein, it can effectively supplement protein, but the elderly, children and people with weak constitution should not drink more because the digestive function is weakened.
3. Coffee
Caffeine in coffee can stimulate gastrointestinal secretion of gastric juice, help digestion, promote human metabolism and relieve constipation. Coffee is low in calories. Drinking coffee can increase the consumption of calories, help accelerate the burning and decomposition of fat, and achieve the effect of losing weight. At the same time, caffeine can promote kidney function, expel excess sodium ions from the body, increase urine output, improve abdominal distension and edema, and help to lose weight. Coffee is more diuretic. The results show that patients with chronic liver diseases such as hepatitis or cirrhosis will improve their liver function if they drink more than one cup of dripcoffee every day.
4.wax gourd
Wax gourd is sweet and cold, has the functions of diuresis, detumescence, clearing away heat and quenching thirst, and also contains high potassium, which helps the human body to eliminate excess sodium salt and is a good helper to eliminate edema. Moreover, wax gourd also contains a variety of vitamins and cellulose, which promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis and eliminates waste and toxins. It is the best ingredient to solve constipation. In addition, wax gourd contains a substance called trigonelline, which mainly exists in the flesh of wax gourd, and has the functions of promoting human metabolism and inhibiting the conversion of sugar into fat in human body.
5.kelp
Kelp is a kind of vegetable with high nutritional value and has certain medicinal value. It is rich in mineral elements such as iodine. Kelp is low in calories, moderate in protein content and rich in minerals. It is found that kelp has many biological functions, such as lowering blood fat, lowering blood sugar, regulating immunity, anticoagulation, anti-tumor, lead excretion, detoxification, anti-oxidation and so on. Kelp contains mannitol, which is a good helper for diuresis and detumescence. Kelp contains a lot of iodine, which is very effective in treating obesity caused by hypothyroidism and can eliminate the edema image of human body. Moreover, kelp can eliminate blood lipids, reduce the deposition of fat in the heart, blood vessels and intestinal walls, and promote the elimination of cholesterol, so it is called "oil scraping" food.