A 33-year-old member asked:
are there important dietary concerns for people with lymphedema?
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Dr. Kathryn Wagner answered
31 years experience General Surgery
Not much: Not much is really in the literature. I tell my patients to limit salt to decrease fluid retention in general. Really it's the exercises and massage that will help the most.
Answered on Oct 10, 2012
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Dr. Paul Harper commented
52 years experience General Surgery
It really depends on the cause: parasites, heart failure, cacncer and more. Generally exercise and massage helps.
Jan 13, 2012
Dr. Khashayar Salartash answered
29 years experience Vascular Surgery
No: Lymphedema is a long term problem that needs long term management to be truly successful. Manual lymphatic drainage and compression therapy are the mainstays of treatment.
Answered on Sep 22, 2016
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YES: You may need double antibiotic therapy and reevaluation by your treating physician.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Rao answered
56 years experience General Surgery
yes may need: Antibiotics , in primary lymphedema , lymphatic are not fully developed in some completely absent , easy to get infections , see your doctor
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Yes: This is complex and needs special attention now.
Vascular and possible gyn surgical eval and imaging!
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Dr. Eric Lullove answered
19 years experience Podiatry
Depending on...: Where you live, either seeing a podiatrist or cardiologist who specializes in venous disease would be a good place to start. If it affects the lower ... Read More
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