When swelling goes down, what happens to the fluid that originally caused the sw!
Question: When swelling goes down, what happens to the fluid that originally caused the swelling?
Answers:
your kidneys absorbs it and you urinate it out- Good question!
Nurse
It goes back into the surrounding areas in you body, except if you knee is swelling, there is nowhere for that fluid to go, so it has to be removed by a doctor with a syringe and a long needle. That is when you hear that someone had to get the fluid removed from their knee.
paramedic
it goes back into your system we are made up of something lik 80% water