What is edema? Be alert to deficiency and swelling?

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Edema is a local or systemic swelling caused by the accumulation of water in extracellular fluid. Edema is related to the pathological changes of many organs of the body. The causes of edema are complex and changeable. Their own environment, lifestyle, behavior, etc. may cause edema. Let's share with you the knowledge about what is edema.

What is edema? Be alert to deficiency and swelling?

First: deficiency, swelling, edema. "Empress shunlie, empress Liang" in the book of Empresses of the later Han Dynasty: "I have always had the heart to build up my Qi. Since I was idle, I have been puffy, eating and drinking, and I have been sleepy." Li Yu of the Qing Dynasty wrote in "the whole festival of happy reunion": "there is also a sick woman out there. She has an excellent scale and attitude, but her face is puffy and her body is sick." The first act of Cao Yu's Peking Man: "she is less than 40 years old. She has become fat and her face looks puffy.

Second: edema is often the signal of heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, endocrine and other diseases, but some edema is not the manifestation of the disease, but a physiological reaction. Some 20-40 year old women, after getting up in the morning, often have mild edema on the eyelids and face, and depression edema or tension in the lower limbs. With the activity, it gradually reduces and subsides. Most scholars believe that it is related to neuropsychiatric factors and psychological factors It is related to the dysfunction of autonomic nervous system.

Third: some people, especially those who work in high temperature or who are fat and do not like to move, are affected by the high temperature of the environment. The skin blood vessels diffuse, body fluids penetrate and accumulate in the subcutaneous tissue, and edema often occurs in the hands, feet and other places. After summer, it will subside by itself. But it will happen every summer and repeat for many years.

matters needing attention

Most of the edema is caused by kidney or heart disease, but sometimes ascites from liver disease, malnutrition caused by protein deficiency or hormonal abnormalities of menopausal disorders can also cause edema.