Liquid supply and swelling of the extremities

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Fluid intake and changes in limb volumes in male ultra-marathoners: does fluid overload lead to peripheral oedema? At 100 km runners, there is a connection between the total fluid supply during the competition and the change in the volume of arms and lower legs.

The more a runner drinks, the sooner it comes to a swelling. More about https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21720884/