Q My blood tests are normal and my kidneys are fine, but I keep swelling. Does that mean there is no cause?
A Normal tests mean dangerous causes have been excluded. It does not mean the swelling is gone. Swelling at this stage is a matter of the pace of circulation and metabolism, which numbers rarely reveal.
Detailed Answer
The same swelling is built from long sitting, salty meals, lack of sleep, the menstrual cycle and low muscle mass. So "what is normal" matters less than "when and where do you swell". Noting for a few days whether it is the face in the morning or the legs in the evening, and whether it tracks your cycle, sets the direction.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
We look at which layer of the body the fluid is pooling in and what is blocking circulation. This is exactly where most people told "nothing is wrong" come to us.
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