Causes of swollen calves and ankles in women

There are many reasons for women’s swollen calves and ankles, such as prolonged standing, pregnancy, cardiac insufficiency and so on.
1. Prolonged standing: If the patient needs to stand for a long time for work, it may cause poor circulation in the lower limbs, which may also cause varicose veins in the lower limbs, and then cause swelling in the calves and ankles.
2. Pregnancy: When a woman is pregnant, her enlarged uterus presses on the inferior vena cava, which prevents the venous blood from returning and causes swelling of the calves and ankles.
3. Cardiac insufficiency: If the patient has cardiac insufficiency, it can cause blood stasis in the body circulation and obstruction of lower limb reflux, which will lead to swelling of calves and ankles in women.
There are many reasons for women’s swollen calves and ankles, and after discharging the factors of long standing labor and pregnancy, please go to the hospital in time to see a doctor, specify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment, and do not take care of it by yourself, so as to avoid delaying the condition.