Massive swelling in both feet and ankles. Caused by a medical side effect of Naproxen. I'm allergic to most medications.
Answer:
Poor you!! Oh the dangers of conventional drugs!
First of all, take Arnica 30c - a homoeopathic remedy that I'd always give as first port of call after someone has bad reactions to drugs. Take it twice a day for 3 days.
Along side, eat plenty of fresh fruit %26 veg as they are rich in potassium which will rebalance the sodium %26 take the water with it. Do drink plenty but not to excess.
Dandelion leaf tea or tincture is a wonderful diuretic (remember how you might have learned that picking dandelions as a child make you wet the bed? Well, I remember being told that %26 it's because of the diuretic properties of this plant.) Take 1ml 3 times a day if using the tincture.
Take vitamin B6 which is a natural diuretic.
Celery seed extract - one capsule twice a day. Celery is a natural liver %26 kidney cleanser.
The herb Gota Kola stimulates circulation in the lower tissues and improves lymph drainage. Take up to 500mg twice a day when symptoms are acute.
Sodium sulphate is a problem fluid remover - take 200mg 3 times a day.I've listed a few things here - not to suggest that you take all of them at once but whatever you choose, do take the Arnica alongside. Keep your feet elevated %26 do some gentle walking. A gentle massage of your feet %26 legs in an upwards direction Will also help.As you say you react badly to drugs - please try Homoeopathy for your future health care - lovely %26 gentle without side effects at all. go to http://www.homeopathy-soh.org to find a practitioner local to you.
Best wishes
I know it's going to be harsh going down but try Bragg's apple cider vinegar. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day with an 8 ounce glass of water, it works!!
drink more water and put your feet up
lemon juice added to water acts as a natural diaretic. I kow it sounds silly to add water when you already swollen, but I works to get your kidneys working to fluch out the excess.
First off, if your symptoms don't improve, please see a doctor. Swelling isn't anything to be sniffed at. That said, I would recommend drinking lots of water (encourages water circulation and excretion) and keeping you feet elevated over your heart. Edema can be really uncomfortable. Also, please talk to a doctor about discontinuing Naproxen and trying alternatives. It sounds like it is really not working for you, but I am NOT a doctor and this does not constitute medical advice.
they say cranberry juice is good or raspberry try them together ocean spray does a nice one
Just a side note to counter Paula's answer...I drink cran-ras juice, and I made a study of the brands available to me. Read the labels. The brand I get is Northland. It's 100% juices with no added water or corn syrup. Ocean Spray, on the other hand, uses both water and corn syrup to dilute its juices.As for the water retention, I think I've found that most any tart or sour juice will work to some extent...the lemon and cranberry already mentioned are great suggestions. I dunno about the raspberry, which tends to be sweet. Traditionally, herbal medicine quotes raspberry juice for female problems.
the herb horse chestnut and chomping on celery sticks. although celery is a source of sodium it still lowers blood pressure because it is a diuretic
cut down on salt and drink distilled water 1/2 your body weight [lbs] in ounces of water a day. there are natural diuretics that will say on the bottle conveniently herbal diuretic but you should go see your doctor and find out why you are retaining the fluid but you may want to first try cutting out salt and switching to distilled water to see if that helps. Distilled water doesn't have the many minerals that are in regular water so it can absorb and flush out any excess stuff in your body like toxins and excess salt and stuff
DONT DRINK MORE WATER, My mom has the same problem and i told her to drink lots of water (thats what they told me in health class) but it didnt work, just made it worst, it could be a more serious problem, go to a doctor!
If the swelling is drug induced, I agree it is a potential side effect of all NSAIDs, not just naproxen, and you are unable to do without them, you do indeed have a problem.I suspect the only management will be to use prescribed diuretics, which can have their problems as well. Bendroflumethiazide is gentle and tends not to send patients rushing to the loo, however it may cause low potassium.Small doses, 20mgs, of furosamide don't tend to do this but the drug is rapid onset and does produce urgency. I doubt unfortunately that any of the herbal diuretics will be adequate.
Tea is one of the best diuretics, also put a few chunky books under the legs at the bottom of your bed. It will elevate you feet above your hips and help reduce the swelling. Hope you get better soon. Good luck.
Cut down on salt intake. Try natural diuretics like asparagus.
You'll probably need conventional treatment or different analgesia if the problem doesn't resolve.
Drink Nettle tea - it is a natural diuretic and does not contain anything except nettle.
I don't really know but I do know that salt makes you retain water. and also make your kidneys have to work quite hard so maybe being really careful about salt intake would help.
There are herbal combinations sold in capsule form that work very well ..You would have to check it out i am sure there are several types.
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