Causes and Sysmptoms of Dropsy

• Surgery

  There is generally some inflammation after a surgical process.
  
  

• Physical inactivity

  Dropsy is more common among persons who do not work out at all, and also walk very little.
  
  

• Standing or sitting motionless for long time

  If you stand or sit unmoving for very long time; then there is high risk of swelling.
  
  

• Heat

  In high temperatures the body is less capable at eliminating fluid from tissues, mainly around the ankles and that causes swelling.
  
  

• Burns

  The skin responds to a burn by holding fluid, which causes localized swelling or Dropsy.
  
  

• Pregnancy

  While pregnancy the woman liberates hormones that support the body to hold fluids. When a woman is pregnant her face will naturally get swell, as well as her lower limbs, hands and feet. Dropsy leads specially when pregnant women body is at rest.
  
  

• Menstruation and pre-menstruation

  Hormone levels vary in the time the menstrual cycle. Before menstrual bleeding start there will be a decrease in the levels of the hormone progesterone that may cause fluid gathering.
  
  

• The contraceptive pill

  Medication that contains estrogen can cause extra fluid collection. It is not very common for women to put on weight when they started these pills.
  
  

• Menopause

  At the time of menopause well as after it, hormonal fluctuation can cause fluid preservation.
  
  

• Certain medications

  Some medication can also cause fluid retention in body, which includes drugs that use to open blood vessels, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, estrogens, calcium channel blockers, many chemotherapy drugs, and some diabetes drugs.
  
  

• Excessive salt intake

  This case is particularly for people who are at risk of developing dropsy.
  
  

• Malnutrition and/or bad diet

  Many dieticians say that low consumption of vitamin B1, and inadequate intake of vitamins B6 and B5 may add toward fluid retention.
  
  
• Edema or dropsy can also be caused because of some diseases like Kidney diseases, Chronic lung disease, Heart failure, Liver disease, Allergies, Arthritis, Diabetes, Thyroid, Brain tumor, Head disorder

Some main symptoms of Dropsy are:

• Swelling of the skin.
• Skin may become tight and shiny.
• Weight gain or loss
• Hand and neck veins are fuller
• Puffiness of the face, eyes or ankles
• Pain in body parts
• Hard joints.
• Ascites - enlarged abdominal size
• Increased pulse rate.
• High blood pressure
• The skin may retain a dimple after being pressed for about ten seconds