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Red, swollen toes (Painless)

I have been living with red, swollen toes for quite some time. The swelling will go from bright red and hot, to completely normal, sometimes several times a day. Usually they are just skin tone at the base, and deepening to a light red color at the top, with all my toes affected. I'm not over weight, and fairly active. Seems to get worse about 1 hour after eating. I've been told that it was a circulation issue, but i've been to the doctor several times about it, and my blood pressure is normal. The doctors i've seen have no idea, and my only real issue is that is embarrassing, because i like to wear sandals alot >_<   Any ideas?
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Re: your blood pressures- did they take orthostatic (lying down, sitting, and standing) blood pressures and pulses?  The fact it is worse after eating does seem to point to cardiovascular in nature, since the heart works harder while digesting.  Are the toes the only place that gets swollen, hot and red or are there other parts of your body that do at the same time as well?  
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