Puffy looking hands and arms

[lisacaton1980]

Hi LO was born 3 years ago and although I can fit in my pre-pregnancy clothes my hands and arms appear 'puffy'. I developed pre-eclampsia during pregnancy resulting in an emergency section at 36 weeks. Could this be a side effect? Any ideas of how to reduce the puffiness?

I have been on blood pressure tablets since LO was delivered as it won't settle. I find it very difficult to have my photograph taken with LO now due to me looking little a puffer fish

 

[2have4kids]

Fish oil & anti-inflammatory diet would def help. Grapefruit, almonds & fish oil are excellent for high bloods pressure.
Most anti-inflammatory de-bloat foods: https://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000992000000000000000.html
The good foods also happen to be pretty slimming, anti-cancer, high energy healthful foods...greens (steamed watercress/kale/mustard greens/spinach etc), yams, oily fish & fish oil supplements, shiitake mushrooms, ginger-try ginger tea, turmeric, onions, garlic, hot peppers, ancient grains (quinoa) etc.
Puffy, bloaty, i-wanna-be-a-diabetic, feel awful, inflammatory foods: https://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000991000000000000000.html
Bread, sugar, bad oil (saturated fats like in chips & processed fast food & junk foods) sugarless gum, coffee (crappers! I still have 1per day, tea the rest of the day), alcohol, dairy, red meat, soy (anything soy really -soy is like alcohol, an anti-nutrient), ready-to-eat cereals, artificial sweeteners (except for stevia & natural non-synthetic sweeteners), jams, cake, cookies, some citrus -oranges etc.