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Why does alcohol make your feet swell?
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Depends on food: If salty food is consumed while drinking it could be explained.
Answered 9/16/2013
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Alcohol : Causes swelling because it is a vasodialator and gravity pulls it down. Vasodialator is opening of vessel.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Alcohol: Causes dehydration, and with that comes electrolyte imbalances that can cause water retention. Also, chronic alcohol use affects the liver, and liver disease is a common cause for swelling.
Answered 6/22/2016
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I recently notice i have these strange redish pink lines on my lower leg, close to my ankles. and when i drink alcohol my feet swell. Are they related?
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After a night of drinking alcohol the next day my feet swell for 24hrs then goes back to normal?? Also get night sweats and lack of sleep since uni
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My legs and feet swell often. It is pitting edema. Especially after drinking alcohol. My liver enzymes, bun/creatine, echo normal. What could it be?
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What do you suggest if my partners nerves are dying in hes feet due to alcohol still in pain he can't take much more?
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