Just curious since you are talking about swollen ankles/feet what issue were you having. I recently put if no where had this same issue..went to the doc..no reason for the swelling other than a possible allergy... It went down but
It has occurred again....
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I kinda hesitate to get into this, since it seems that everytime I do, someone jumps up and tells me I have no idea what I'm talking about, but, since you asked... I had the swollen ankles/painful feet for a couple months before I got sick, getting worse all the time, and I just could not figure out what to do about it. When I was so ill, I lost so much more fluid, that my dehydration became SEVERE, and I was forced to deal with it -- partly, at first, by just not vaping, which is one thing that caused me to go back to light smoking.
I studied and read every possible thing I could find, regarding dehydration, electrolytes, etc, but nothing I was doing was helping at all. Till I finally recalled Myrany mentioning coconut water to me, so I tried it, and within a week, the problem began to go away; a few days more, and the swelling AND pain was completely gone. I can only attribute this to the high level of potassium contained in coconut water, which tells me that the swelling/pain wasn't *strictly* because of dehydration, but from the consequences of dehydration, the electrolyte imbalance. Once the electrolytes are out of whack, you could drink enough water to float a battleship, and it wouldn't fix it, in fact it would make it worse, by continuing to flush more electrolytes from the body.
Obviously over the last few weeks, I've been quite determinedly vaping more while trying to smoke less (managed to keep it to 7 cigarettes yesterday!), while continuing to drink 12oz of coconut water daily (I mix in just a tiny bit of pineapple juice, to keep it from being so sweet), and also adding other foods that are high in potassium, and also water, in the case of the canteloupe, and still trying to drink a gracious plenty of water. When I started all this with the coconut water, I also *slightly* decreased my sodium intake, using some of my husband's Lite Salt instead of the real stuff, and I decreased my caffeine intake pretty significantly too, going from 10 cups of black tea a day, to 2 cups in the morning, and now that the problem seems under control, I have a couple glasses of iced tea at night, with/after dinner.
I will probably have to continue this regimen as long as I vape, coconut water, less salt, less caffeine, and always lots of water, but it's becoming more habitual for me now, and it seems a fair trade, being able to get rid of the lethal cigarettes with vaping, while not destroying my health with dehydration/electrolyte imbalance.
I can't say that this would work for everyone, especially those who have to take meds that fiddle with the potassium/sodium balance; but, if you don't take meds of that sort, and have the swollen/painful feet and ankles, then adding potassium and slightly decreasing sodium and caffeine may help a great deal. Oh, and continuing with large quantities of water, but if you already have the swelling, then water alone could make it worse rather than better.
Andria
