Swollen legs and feet of the elderly may be due to physiological reasons, pathological reasons, if it affects daily life or a long period of time can not return to normal, should go to the hospital in time for examination and treatment.
1. Physiological reasons: the elderly if long-term standing, sedentary, lying down to make the lower limbs of poor circulation caused by the lower limbs caused by edema, manifested in the elderly legs swollen feet swollen symptoms.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Disease: when the elderly have cardiac insufficiency, liver, kidney and other diseases, it will lead to edema phenomenon, which will be manifested as the symptoms of swollen legs and feet in the elderly.
(2) Drugs: when the elderly use hormones, calcium channel blockers and other drugs, some ingredients in the drugs will lead to edema in the body, which is manifested as symptoms of swollen legs and feet in the elderly.
There are many causes of swollen legs and feet in the elderly, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease for targeted treatment.