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Foot pain is not only caused by excessive physical exertion or sports injuries, but also by a group of diseases, such as high cholesterol.
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And the pain in the feet becomes a sure sign of high cholesterol in the blood, if it is accompanied by other symptoms, which “The Consulto” reviews in the following report, according to the “Times of India” website.
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Also read: High cholesterol- causes, symptoms, complications, and prevention methods
Symptoms of high cholesterol associated with foot pain
1- Difficulty walking
Usually, a patient with high cholesterol has great difficulty walking, because the pain in the feet – caused by a lack of oxygen-laden blood flow to the lower extremities – worsens when moving.
2- Muscle tension in the legs
If you constantly wake up in the middle of the night due to muscle spasms in one or both legs, this is a sign that you suffer from high cholesterol.
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3- Cold feet
Decreased blood supply to the lower extremities due to high cholesterol not only causes pain in the feet, but also causes them to become cold.
4- Blue feet
When the flow of oxygenated blood to the lower extremities decreases in a patient with cholesterol, his feet turn blue or violet, as well as a feeling of numbness in them.
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5- Increase the thickness of the toenails
The feet’s lack of adequate blood supply due to high cholesterol in the blood leads to a change in the color of the nails to blue, an increase in their thickness and slow growth.
To see the rest of the symptoms of high cholesterol in the feet, click here.
