Position Related Swelling — Causes, Related Conditions & Affordable Treatment

Position Related Swelling can be associated with multiple conditions. Consult a healthcare provider to determine the cause and appropriate treatment.

Affordable Treatment Options

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About Swelling (the broader symptom)

This summary describes Swelling, the broader symptom. Position Related Swelling is a more specific topic.

Edema means swelling caused by fluid in your body's tissues. It usually occurs in the feet, ankles and legs, but it can involve your entire body.

Causes of edema include:

Eating too much salt

Sunburn

Heart failure

Kidney disease

Liver problems from cirrhosis

Pregnancy

Problems with lymph nodes, especially after mastectomy

Some medicines

Standing or walking a lot when the weather is warm

To keep swelling down, your health care provider may recommend keeping your legs raised when sitting, wearing support stockings, limiting how much salt you eat, or taking a medicine called a diuretic - also called a water pill.

Source: MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus topic page. Topic date: 01/28/2002. MedlinePlus file date: 10/15/2026 02:30:37.

Related symptoms

Directory filing for Position Related Swelling

In our directory, Position Related Swelling is filed under Musculoskeletal. A filing is a directory label, not a diagnosis.

Other pages filed under Musculoskeletal that share a word in the page name are listed here. Filing them together does not mean they are the same symptom.

This is not medical advice. Talk with a clinician about what applies to you.

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