Flying and crusing swollen feet

The only thing that seems to help is a daily visit to the ships sauna and
steam room... gets rid of the fluid....'course, it DOES come back, again,
the next day. You need to visit daily.

Seems obvious to me that some insidious substance is given to the pax by the
spa people to enhance their revenue!

Don't tell my wife, she will want a double dose.

EileenMcDonald wrote:

Sue wrote:
Two reasons, they swell from the heat and humidity in the Carribean.
Also the food on cruise ships is cooked with a ton of salt.


I don't believe that. One, we stay 5 days post-cruise in FLL, just as hot
and humid as the Caribbean. And, 2, I put salt on potato chips, I put salt
on every, single bite of my food, AFTER salting it when it's first put on
the plate.
My swollen feet disappear the day after (and, generally, start shrinking by
the night of disembarkation) the cruise. I also drink alcohol post-cruise,
too.
The only thing that seems to help is a daily visit to the ships sauna and
steam room... gets rid of the fluid....'course, it DOES come back, again,
the next day. You need to visit daily.

We all react differently, but the salt in the food on a cruise is a huge
problem for me and many others. The same goes for the swollen feet from
the heat and humidity, DH doesn't have a problem, I have a big problem
and so do many others. I think you and I have disagreed on this before.

sue

wrote:

OK, makes sense. I'm one of those strange people who does not associate
cruising with the Caribbean. Does not the cruise line(s) you use offer a low
sodium option? Doesn't help with the humidity obviously. grin

As I just said in another post, when I figured out that salt was a
problem, I told them I needed a no-salt diet. They gave me a menu for
the next night and whatever I choose they cooked without salt for me.
Some cruise lines were very good, others just didn't care. There is a
low-sodium or lite option on most lines, but I found it too high in salt
for me, also it gave me only one choice each night.

sue

Jack Jensen wrote:
Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:


We all react differently, but the salt in the food on a cruise is a huge
problem for me and many others.


For most people, salt is a matter of taste, not health.

For me salt on a cruise ship is a matter of health, not a matter of taste.

sue

My feet have only swollen twice, both times were on NCL cruises. A
friend of mine mentioned that his feet swell from MSG in the sauces,
soups, etc.

Heat and humidity does not make my feet swell. I live on the Gulf
coast where it is hot and the humidity is 99% most of the time. The
food on the cruise was not salty, I would have noticed that. I am
suspecting he is correct, it must be the MSG.

Becca -----avoids MSG when I can...

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Jack Jensen wrote:

Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:


For most people, salt is a matter of taste, not health.

For me salt on a cruise ship is a matter of health, not a matter of taste.


Then you are not "most people", and should request a special diet for
your medical condition.

So right I am "me", not "most" people. I have seen many others with the
same problems on all of my cruises. I have requested a special diet,
some cruise lines were very helpful, others not at all.

They don't use "a ton of salt." Most of us like the way the food
tastes, and are perfectly healthy the way it is normally served, and
maybe add a touch more salt.

I like the taste also, never complained about that. I have spoken to
many on the staff, who do admit that the cruise lines use a lot of salt
in their food. Even perfectly healthy people will have a little bit of
swelling from the salt.

But for you, the issue is not how much *they* use, but how little
*you* should have.

I am well aware of what I should use, that is not what this discussion
is about.

sue

The only time I experience swollen feet are on a cruise or when I used
to fly.
However careful I am on a ship nothing helps.
I just bring along a pair of very comfortable sandals and hope for the
besrt

SUNNY.........remembers flying to Israel - 14 hours non stop - and
haveing a terrible time for a couple of days being unable to wear any
footwear at all.

S'nd I.

remembers flying to Israel - 14 hours non stop - and
haveing a terrible time for a couple of days being unable to wear any
footwear at all.

Just curious, how long does it take for the swelling to go down. I flew last
Monday (6hrs) and my feet are still swollen.

~ Patty

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:08:48 -0500, Sue and Kevin Mullen
wrote:

Two reasons, they swell from the heat and humidity in the Carribean.
Also the food on cruise ships is cooked with a ton of salt.

You're lost.

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:34:27 -0500, Sue and Kevin Mullen
wrote:

For me salt on a cruise ship is a matter of health, not a matter of taste.

Carry a shaker, fer Chrissakes.