Someone says dairy causes it?! I have a case of it too - I find the lymphatic massage helps, and activity.l. I know that sounds strange, maybe walking etc.. Gets your circulation moving so the swelling goes down, mine was swollen til around 2 today, I'd walked my dog In the morning then i visited my dad, and came home cooked and cleaned all afternoon (we're renovating this is the story of my life, but by dinner it had it had deflated to Nomal. Temperature also seems to affect it... Warmth helps, cold causes it to stiffen.