[at-l] Re: Body Puffiness &Swelling

[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C.)]

Many hikers experience some hand and foot puffiness. It's caused by gravity. And
probably a too sedentary life between hikes. Poles help by bringing your hands
and arms to at least waist level. If you use but one pole, switching hands
helps, as does grasping a pack strap with the empty hand.

Whole body puffiness is an entirely different phenomenon. It can mean whole body
retention of fluid. Even when it goes away on its own, which it often does, the
condition ought to be evaluated by a medical doctor in my totally unprofessional
opinion.

Weary, who both uses and questions the wisdom of doctors