After the death of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth, Crown Prince Charles became King, and attention turned to Charles. The British newspaper Daily Mail shared a number of possible explanations for the swollen and red hands of King Charles III.
A British doctor has revealed possible health conditions the new King Charles III may suffer after royal fans noticed his ‘swollen fingers’.
IS THE CAUSE OF EDEMA DEVELOPED AFTER LONG FLIGHTS?
Swollen fingers are something the current King has suffered from for years, with even Charles himself jokingly calling them ‘sausage fingers’ after a long trip to Australia in 2012.
Dr. Gareth Nye explained that in addition to swelling, water retention or – most likely – simply old age, could be responsible for a multitude of health conditions.
Dr. “Edema is a condition in which the body begins to retain fluid and cause swelling in the extremities, normally the legs and ankles, as well as the fingers,” Nye told the Daily Star. suppressing it causes a depression in the region.”
While it was noted that edema retention is more common in elderly people who sit for a long time, it was reported that King Charles was portrayed with swollen hands and feet many times after flying for a long time or traveling to hot countries.
ANOTHER POTENTIAL CAUSE: ARTHRITIS
Dr. Stating that another potential cause of sausage fingers could be arthritis, Nye said: “Another common condition over the 60s, arthritis is the thumb joint or the joints in the fingers, where it usually affects three main areas of the hand. Fingers often become stiff, sore and swollen, taking medications. Although it helps with the pain, the swelling may remain.”
It was stated that other causes could be a high salt diet or some special medications applied in high blood pressure.
“BLACKED HANDS ARE A SIGNAL OF IMPOSSIBLE HEALTH”
Based in Perth, Western Australia, Dr. Queen Deb Cohen-Jones poses with Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday. He said photographs of Elizabeth’s bruised hands were likely a sign of declining health.
“It probably looks like evidence of peripheral vascular disease,” Cohen-Jones said. “It could be a sign of organ failure,” he said.
Some of the well-known symptoms are intermittent pain, coldness, numbness and pins and needles in the affected body part, which may manifest as cramps or muscle fatigue.
The report noted that the deceased Queen’s hands were mottled, which usually occurs when the heart is no longer able to pump blood effectively.