In the third trimester, many pregnant mothers are hard to escape from edema, especially when their legs are swollen. So how to relieve the edema during pregnancy? Today, experts from obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Shouguang Jisheng hospital share the method of relieving edema to help you stay away from pregnancy edema.
General edema is a normal phenomenon
"Leg and foot edema usually occurs after four or five months of pregnancy, which is very common during pregnancy and generally does not require medical attention." Normal pregnancy leg, foot swelling in the legs and ankle on both sides of the lower limbs, foot back and the front of the leg appear "concave edema", that is, with the finger press was pressed to appear a depression, only after 6 to 8 hours rest, leg, foot swelling disappear. The specific reason for the swelling of the legs and feet during pregnancy is that the blood volume of pregnant women increases with the increase of gestational age, reaching the peak of 32 to 34 weeks of pregnancy, an increase of 35% than before pregnancy, and an average increase of 1500 milliliters. In addition, after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus also oppresses the pelvic veins and the inferior vena cava, which makes the venous blood flow back, and the venous pressure of the lower extremity is further increased, thus edema.
Possible abnormality of the thigh
The doctor reminds me that the edema of some legs and feet is abnormal, which is mainly manifested by edema to the thigh. After 8 hours of rest, the leg and foot swelling still do not fade, or the weight of late pregnancy increases more than 500 grams per week. "This is an abnormal pregnancy leg and foot swelling, and the examination results are accompanied by elevated blood pressure or hematuria, which is hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy."
How to relieve the edema of the legs and feet?
1, diet "low salt"
The symptoms of edema indicate that your body's ability to adjust to salt begins to decrease, so if you increase the salt, the response to the edema will be more serious, so pregnant women need to reduce the salt and keep light in the diet.
2. Pay attention to the sleeping posture
Are you going to sleep? Many people think this problem is ridiculous, but in fact, you may really have a misunderstanding, pregnant women, especially in the late pregnancy, should choose the left side as much as possible, because this can reduce the pressure of blood flow, can effectively alleviate the swelling of water.
3. Pay attention to the choice of clothes
If the clothes you choose are too tight at this time, it will affect the circulation of the blood, so the pregnant women are mostly comfortable and comfortable clothes, which can avoid the irritation of the skin.
4, combination of work and rest
If the edema symptoms are more serious, it is suggested that the pregnant mother take a rest first, if the edema is relieved, we should pay attention to the proper increase of exercise so that the circulation ability of the body can be promoted. In addition, we should also pay attention to keep warm and reduce the accumulation of water.
