Medical conditions known to cause swelling that affects both legs equally include heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease, and chronic sleep apnea, and complications of diabetes. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is also a well-known cause of swelling in the ankles and feet.
Definition of serendipity for English Language Learners. : luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for.
5 doctors agreed: 1  The great pretender!: Epiploic appendices are tear-drop shaped projections of fat that are attached to the outer wall of the large intestine. They have a propensity to twist, which may cut-off its blood supply and cause acute pain.This is a self-limiting condition that does not require any treatment.