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Why do feet swell on airplanes?

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Anonymous

∙ 18y ago
Updated: 9/6/2023

Blood goes down to your feet all the time, but the muscles movement prevents it from just sitting around in your feet. During a flight, because you sit around for many hours, the blood just stays in your feet, resulting in there swelling up.

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