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Blood pooling in legs during travel causes visible swelling

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When you sit in a tiny cabin seat for hours, your vascular pumps essentially go on strike. Fluid leaks into your surrounding tissues, leaving you trying to desperately cram your swollen, sausage-like feet back into your shoes upon landing.

Blood pooling in legs during travel causes visible swelling
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