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What are the causes of the ankle to swell up after you sprain it?
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Bleeding: The torn tissues bleed and this causes the swelling.
Answered 5/21/2013
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Pooling: When trauma occurs the body tends to push more blood to area to help it heal and gravity causes it to stay around. Elevation and compression helps reduce it.
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