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Flying and crusing swollen feet
Any remedies!!!
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Flying and crusing swollen feet
Support socks help. Walking around helps. Not drinking booze helps.
BTW, your feet swell on cruises? why? Paul "Marcia Brown" wrote in message ... Any remedies!!! |
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Marcia Brown wrote:
Any remedies!!! Walk, walk, walk! Howard |
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Flying and crusing swollen feet
More than likely is the amount of salt they use when preparing the meals.
You could always ask for a low salt meal & then add salt to your taste. "Marcia Brown" wrote in message ... Any remedies!!! |
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Avoid salt as much as possible.....last year after 3 days of misery from
swollen feet on the cruise I started being more selective in what I ate, and that made a huge difference. When flying, and really all the time, you should drink alot of water.....the more you drink, the better your system eliminates fluid....if you don't drink alot, your body retains fluid like crazy and you end up with swollen ankles and feet. As much as I hate to drink alot on flights, I make myself do it, to avoid water retention. I am only 5'3", 120 lbs, but nevertheless, this has always been a problem for me too....can be very painful and really make your cruise uncomfortable..... Susan |
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Flying and crusing swollen feet
BTW, your feet swell on cruises? why?
Two reasons, they swell from the heat and humidity in the Carribean. Also the food on cruise ships is cooked with a ton of salt. I don't believe that. One, we stay 5 days post-cruise in FLL, just as hot and humid as the Caribbean. And, 2, I put salt on potato chips, I put salt on every, single bite of my food, AFTER salting it when it's first put on the plate. My swollen feet disappear the day after (and, generally, start shrinking by the night of disembarkation) the cruise. I also drink alcohol post-cruise, too. The only thing that seems to help is a daily visit to the ships sauna and steam room... gets rid of the fluid....'course, it DOES come back, again, the next day. You need to visit daily. Eileen --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.536 / Virus Database: 331 - Release Date: 11/3/03 |
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Flying and crusing swollen feet
OK, makes sense. I'm one of those strange people who does not associate
cruising with the Caribbean. Does not the cruise line(s) you use offer a low sodium option? Doesn't help with the humidity obviously. grin Paul "Sue and Kevin Mullen" wrote in message ... wrote: Support socks help. Walking around helps. Not drinking booze helps. BTW, your feet swell on cruises? why? Two reasons, they swell from the heat and humidity in the Carribean. Also the food on cruise ships is cooked with a ton of salt. sue |
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Rich Cacace wrote: More than likely is the amount of salt they use when preparing the meals. You could always ask for a low salt meal & then add salt to your taste. If you ask for a low salt meal, they will tell you to use the "light" choice. IME the light choice not only isn't always good, it also isn't low enough in salt. For a number of years I told them I needed a "no-salt" diet and they prepared food specially for me. It helped a lot. sue |
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CupCaked wrote: Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote: wrote: BTW, your feet swell on cruises? why? Two reasons, they swell from the heat and humidity in the Carribean. Also the food on cruise ships is cooked with a ton of salt. Same can be said for summer in North Jersey. . . heat, humidity and salty food, plus more booze than usual. Has nothing to do with being on a ship. At home you don't eat out in a restaurant every night or every meal. When you are on a ship, you eat their food for all your meals and the extra salt adds up. I will sometimes get swollen feet when eating out, but it goes down overnight because it is just one meal. sue |
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