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Whu is it that the tips of my toes turn purple, left foot worse when i'm sitting. my legs also seem to be hurting and aching more often than not.
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You may have : Venous insufficiency due to incompetent et veins and are getting something called dependent rubor or redness because the blood is pooling from the foot dependency.
Answered 1/16/2018
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