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When i drink alcohol my feet get swollen and red. never did it until i had a crushing injury and fracture of right foot 6 yrs ago.

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Alcohol: Alcohol is a vasodilator and will cause excess edema to the feet especially after truama.

Dr Ihle and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/9/2016

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Alcohol: Can cause vasodilation of blood vessels, injury may have damaged some of the vasculature.....So the two combined may give the response.....

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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