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What would make legs and feet swell even when you are taking a diuretic?
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Many: Not enough diuretics, suboptimally treated congestive heart failure, too much salt, incompetent veins, low protein levels, poor lymphatic drainage are among them.
Answered 8/7/2017
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?DVT: Dvt, proteinuria, low albumin, venous occlusion could be the causes.
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