liver or heart disease. Heart failure could result in swollen feet in the evening because of water and salt retention. Fluids build up in the body when the kidneys are not functioning properly. A problem in the liver could lead to blood leaking resulting in swollen abdomen, ankles, hands and...
Swelling of the ankles and feet is often an early symptom of venous insufficiency, a condition in which blood inadequately moves up the veins from the legs and feet up to the heart. Normally, the veins keepbloodflowing upward with one-way valves. When these valves become damaged or weakened,...
Kidney disease also results in swollen ankles.Liver diseasethat affects the production of albumin, causes leaking of fluid into the interstitial space leading to swelling.Pericarditis, an inflammation of the pericardium, causes breathlessness and swelling of ankle and legs. Certain medications – some m...
or if lymph nodes have been surgically removed.The disorder commonly affects the limbs and may cause swelling in one or both legs, ankles and feet.
legs. This backflow results in the accumulation of fluid in your legs and ankles, thereby, causing your ankles and feet to swell. If you have been suffering from this condition for a long period of time, you may develop changes in your skin such as skin ulcers and infections. If you ...