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Talking about its symptoms, there may be an increase in the size of the abdomen, swelling in the face, feet and hands, difficulty in breathing and chest pain.
Edema Disease: Have you ever wondered why the body swells? How does water form in it? If you are also ignoring it as normal, then be a little cautious and definitely consider it. In fact, it is caused by edema disease. In such a situation, we will know all the aspects related to this disease such as symptoms, causes and types in this article and will also discuss measures to avoid them. So without delay, let's know about this serious disease.
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What is Edema Disease
- First of all, we know what edema disease is? Edema is a disease in which fluids begin to accumulate in the body. This is called fluid retention in medical parlance.
Types of Edema
1. Peripheral edema causes swelling in the feet, ankles, hands due to fluid accumulation.
In pulmonary edema, fluid accumulates in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing, causing serious conditions.
Cerebral edema occurs in the brain and involves fluid accumulation in brain cells.
4. While macular edema occurs only in diabetic patients, it causes swelling in the eyes. Which is called retinopathy.
Causes of Edema | Cause of edema
- Now if we talk about its causes, then it is a type of leakage in the blood veins, due to which all the fluids of the body start accumulating in the tissues. Due to which there is swelling in the body. There are many reasons for this to occur such as high amount of sodium in the body, kidney failure and accumulation of fluids in the body, obesity, standing or sitting for a long time, poor blood circulation etc.
Symptoms of Edema | Edema Symptoms
- Talking about its symptoms, there may be an increase in the size of the abdomen, swelling in the face, feet and hands, difficulty in breathing and chest pain.
- After knowing all the aspects about this disease, avoid it, such as do not eat too much salt, do not stand or sit in one position for too long. Exercise and eat a healthy diet.
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