Swelling. Other than high salt intake, what could cause it?

[Lucey12]

My hands have been swelling a lot the past few weeks. Im not eating much salt, probably less than they daily amount you 'should' have. My hands start swelling at around 4pm and then go down a bit for a couple hours at 11am. All a ballpark but its not like Im just fat, it does go down a bit. My rings that used to be looseish (didnt fall off but spun freely) now get so tight they wont budge at all, not even spinning it. My mom urged me to go to the doctor so Ill go friday (maybe)

Any clue what could be causing this?

[Crochetya]

I have the same effect, and I have FMS. We eat foods that have a lot of salt in them. Even if we don't add salt, we get more salt than we need because foods have salt in them. I would have this checked by your PCP. If you have problems with salt now. You need to be especially cautious when you are pregnant, because of the hypertension.
When pregnant you tend to withhold fluid and the salt just adds to this.

[Lucey12]

I know exactly what I was eating. Veggies, fruit and home made bread. Where could it hide? lol