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In reply to the discussion: Furious Trump yells 'turn it off' as Oval Office event descends into chaos S [View all]emulatorloo
(46,087 posts)101. Doubt he's taking Ozempic. He's not losing any weight. Other possibilities:
As others have mentioned kidney problems from Ozempic are pretty rare.
Several possibilities From Mayo Clinic article cited already:
Causes
Edema occurs when tiny blood vessels in the body, also known as capillaries, leak fluid. The fluid builds up in nearby tissues. The leak leads to swelling.
Causes of mild cases of edema include:
Sitting or staying in one position for too long.
Eating too much salty food.
Being premenstrual.
Being pregnant.
Edema also can be a side effect of some medicines. These include:
High blood pressure medicines.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines.
Steroid medicines.
Estrogens.
Certain diabetes medicines called thiazolidinediones.
Medicines use to treat nerve pain.
Sometimes edema can be a sign of a more serious condition. Illnesses that can cause edema include:
Congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure causes one or both of the heart's lower chambers stop pumping blood well. As a result, blood can back up in the legs, ankles and feet, causing edema.
Congestive heart failure can also cause swelling in the stomach area. This condition also can cause fluid to build up in the lungs. Known as pulmonary edema, this can lead to shortness of breath.
Liver damage. This liver damage from cirrhosis can cause fluid to build up in the stomach area. and in the legs. This fluid buildup in the stomach area is known as ascites.
Kidney disease. Kidney disease can cause fluid and salts in the blood to build up. Edema linked to kidney disease usually occurs in the legs and around the eyes.
Kidney damage. Damage to the tiny, filtering blood vessels in the kidneys can result in nephrotic syndrome. In nephrotic syndrome, decreased levels of protein in the blood can lead to edema.
Weakness or damage to veins in your legs. This condition, known as chronic venous insufficiency, harms the one-way valves in the leg. One-way valves keep blood flowing in one direction. Damage to the valves allows blood to pool in the leg veins and causes swelling.
Deep vein thrombosis, also called DVT. Sudden swelling in one leg with pain in the calf muscle can be due to a blood clot in one of the leg veins. DVT requires medical help right away.
Problems with the system in the body that clears extra fluid from tissues. If the body's lymphatic system is damaged, such as by cancer surgery, the lymphatic system might not drain well.
Severe, long-term lack of protein. An extreme lack of protein in the diet over time can lead to edema.
Edema occurs when tiny blood vessels in the body, also known as capillaries, leak fluid. The fluid builds up in nearby tissues. The leak leads to swelling.
Causes of mild cases of edema include:
Sitting or staying in one position for too long.
Eating too much salty food.
Being premenstrual.
Being pregnant.
Edema also can be a side effect of some medicines. These include:
High blood pressure medicines.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines.
Steroid medicines.
Estrogens.
Certain diabetes medicines called thiazolidinediones.
Medicines use to treat nerve pain.
Sometimes edema can be a sign of a more serious condition. Illnesses that can cause edema include:
Congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure causes one or both of the heart's lower chambers stop pumping blood well. As a result, blood can back up in the legs, ankles and feet, causing edema.
Congestive heart failure can also cause swelling in the stomach area. This condition also can cause fluid to build up in the lungs. Known as pulmonary edema, this can lead to shortness of breath.
Liver damage. This liver damage from cirrhosis can cause fluid to build up in the stomach area. and in the legs. This fluid buildup in the stomach area is known as ascites.
Kidney disease. Kidney disease can cause fluid and salts in the blood to build up. Edema linked to kidney disease usually occurs in the legs and around the eyes.
Kidney damage. Damage to the tiny, filtering blood vessels in the kidneys can result in nephrotic syndrome. In nephrotic syndrome, decreased levels of protein in the blood can lead to edema.
Weakness or damage to veins in your legs. This condition, known as chronic venous insufficiency, harms the one-way valves in the leg. One-way valves keep blood flowing in one direction. Damage to the valves allows blood to pool in the leg veins and causes swelling.
Deep vein thrombosis, also called DVT. Sudden swelling in one leg with pain in the calf muscle can be due to a blood clot in one of the leg veins. DVT requires medical help right away.
Problems with the system in the body that clears extra fluid from tissues. If the body's lymphatic system is damaged, such as by cancer surgery, the lymphatic system might not drain well.
Severe, long-term lack of protein. An extreme lack of protein in the diet over time can lead to edema.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/edema/symptoms-causes/syc-20366493
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Furious Trump yells 'turn it off' as Oval Office event descends into chaos S [View all]
riversedge
Jul 16
OP
I'm in RED Kansas and I think there will fireworks going off, car horns honking,hand held air horns etc,etc
Bengus81
Jul 17
#114
You can fucking tell by the activity "who is who". Orange Bastard couldn't stoop to pick up jack shit.
SoFlaBro
Jul 17
#109
That child-raping Orange Motherfucker couldn't stoop down to pick up a fire hose if his bad body was on fucking fire.
SoFlaBro
Jul 18
#116
Well, I think this is a great example of how esy it is to misunderstand (and be misunderstood) on tne internet!
ShazzieB
Jul 17
#110
Shouldn't he be wearing compression socks? I thought that's what they were invented for
FakeNoose
Jul 16
#58
But, then we get Vance. Wonder if he agrees that immigrants poison America's blood?
Norrrm
Jul 17
#83
Who are you going to believe; your own eyes, or what you're told on DU?
mahatmakanejeeves
Jul 17
#81
Most of those recs are for Trump's health issues,not the "turn it off" part of the vid and story
Bengus81
Jul 17
#90
Is the Irish Star credible? They were the only ones who printed a story about chained prisoners washing up on a beach...
live love laugh
Jul 16
#13
I don't know, but the person or bot who wrote the MSN article really has the wrong end of the stick.
tanyev
Jul 16
#15
Better would have been 80 years ago when dear mommy flushed fred's gift down the drain.
erronis
Jul 16
#53
Thank you!!! I caught earlier parts of this "meeting" missed the end, the Irish Star is a tabloid paper owned by ...
cliffside
Jul 16
#64
Yes, it appears he simply asks that "it" be turned off, before calmly proceeding with his usual shocking lies
SorellaLaBefana
Jul 17
#94
This is pretty bad. I hope gets an appointment with a dr. soon. I'm thinking Dr
bluestarone
Jul 16
#33
Well, well, well. Swollen ankles and discolored and briused right hand. I'd say a cardiac event is possible soon.
brush
Jul 16
#34