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Do feet get bigger when you age?

My feet have grown an entire size. I’m 60 and my feet are now size 10.5 and my whole adult life they were 9.5. Is this common?

by Anonymousreply 17May 9, 2025 2:49 AM

You are mistaken

by Anonymousreply 1May 9, 2025 1:09 AM

shut up you fat whore.

by Anonymousreply 2May 9, 2025 1:10 AM

I feel like mine are getting bigger.

by Anonymousreply 3May 9, 2025 1:11 AM

They do, OP. Your arches fall and the bones at the top of your feet spread. This is more likely to happen in you wear a lot of sandals, sliders, or flip-flops.

My feet got a little longer, but quite a bit wider.

by Anonymousreply 4May 9, 2025 1:14 AM

They do

by Anonymousreply 5May 9, 2025 1:15 AM

Yes, you've been on those puppies for a long time, wear and tear happens.

by Anonymousreply 6May 9, 2025 1:15 AM

I have heard that. It seems so. Mine 11 now have to be 11.5.

by Anonymousreply 7May 9, 2025 1:20 AM

When I was 16 years old my shoe size was about 13.

Today my shoe size is 17-4E.

by Anonymousreply 8May 9, 2025 1:26 AM

your ball sack gets longer too

by Anonymousreply 9May 9, 2025 1:29 AM

don't arch supports help prevent getting flat-footed?

by Anonymousreply 10May 9, 2025 1:33 AM

It sometimes happens in a shorter span of time to women when they have kids. Something about the hormone relaxing their ligaments or muscles and the extra weight can contribute, too. Probably not everyone, but I’ve heard that some women can’t wear the same shoes they wore pre-pregnancy. I suspect it’s heavier women who gain a lot of weight, but my point is that your feet can definitely smush down and “grow” over time.

by Anonymousreply 11May 9, 2025 1:51 AM

I can attest to the fact that farts get way bigger. They go on and on. I cut one in the local Macy's this evening.

by Anonymousreply 12May 9, 2025 1:58 AM

Mine have gone up one size. I'm 52.

by Anonymousreply 13May 9, 2025 2:24 AM

Feet don't typically "grow" as we age, but weight gain can make your feet bigger. Also, arches tend to flatten as we age which can cause feet to become wider and longer.

Similarly, noses and ears don't technically "grow" with age, but do become larger due to changes in supporting tissue, skin elasticity, and other changes to the face which make them appear larger.

by Anonymousreply 14May 9, 2025 2:28 AM

My feet actually got smaller after I retired! But that’s really because I hadn’t saved properly for retirement and I was forced to eat my toes.

by Anonymousreply 15May 9, 2025 2:30 AM

Mine are 1/2 size bigger but I've fat whored myself of late. R14 likely correct.

by Anonymousreply 16May 9, 2025 2:36 AM

Yes OP, they end up like 2 big slabs of meat hanging off your ankles....wide and flat. Ageing is such fun.

by Anonymousreply 17May 9, 2025 2:49 AM
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