Symptom Checker

  • When to seek medical advice

    • Seek medical care immediately if:

    • You have unexplained, painful swelling of your feet or legs
    • The swollen area becomes warm, red and inflamed
    • The swelling is accompanied by a fever

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Foot swelling or leg swelling

Find possible causes of foot swelling or leg swelling based on specific factors. Check one or more factors on this page that apply to your symptom.

  • Both feet or legs

  • One foot or leg

  • Exercise

  • Inactivity

  • Injury

  • Elevating legs

  • Rest

  • Walking

  • Enlarged veins in affected legs

  • Fatigue

  • Heaviness in affected limb

  • Inability to bend foot downward

  • Joint pain

  • Lack of appetite

  • Pain along inner part of lower leg

  • Redness and warmth in affected area

  • Sharp pain in ankle and lower leg

  • Shortness of breath

  • Swelling in your abdomen or other parts of body

  • Tenderness in affected area

 

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