Burning in legs, Reason & solution

Burning in legs- reasons & solution

Burning in pain is normally a symptom of neuropathy.

Reasons:

1. Neuropathy of leg may be appearing due to past injury in leg or feet, in starting you feel pain in leg & then burning sensation appears. Sometimes pain feel as if preeking of needles in feet with numbness sensation. This may appear at any time of day but mainly appear during night.
2. Mainly due to diabetes either TYPE-1 DIABETES (which is from birth) or TYPE-2 DIABETES, in this you also feel that burning in feet.
3. Kidney diseases from long time.
4. Due to deficiency of VITAMIN B-12(COBALEMINE), VITAMIN B-6(PYRODOXINE), VITAMIN B-8(FOLIC ACID) in food.
5. Bad habits of drinking alcohol & smoking.
6. Hypothyroidism
7. Overdose of VITAMIN B-6 tablets.
8. Side effects of treatment of some disease like cancer,T.B., or poisonous effect of medicines like arsenic, mercury.
9. Swelling in blood vessels.
10. Cellulitis in leg by some insects bite.
11. Fungal infection of legs, feet & toes (athlete foot).
12. Peripheral artery disease in which impaired blood circulation or slow circulation of blood in legs & in this condition you feel pain and burning in legs.
13. GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY.

Now how to diagnose:

Consult your doctor and according to his suggestion do blood tests, x-ray, C T SCAN. ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, NERVE CONDITION STUDY & IF REQUIRED NERVE BIOPSY.

SOLUTION:

1. In diabetic neuropathy this symptom will recovered only by controlled your blood sugar level. Take prescribed medicines or injections regularly.
2. If due to deficiency of vitamins take tablets or injections as prescribed by your doctor.
3. Completely stop drinking alcohol and smoking.
4. Consult your doctor and take proper treatment of hypothyroidism if diagnosed.
5. In case of kidney disease follow your doctor’s advice.
6. After consulting your doctor, you can also take medicine for burning and pain.

STAY FIT STAYS HEALTHY.