Swelling feet during pregnancy, what to do

Most women who carry the child faces the swelling of the lower extremities. This may occur under the influence of many factors, some of which necessarily need treatment so that there are no complications. To assign adequate therapy, it is necessary to find out what caused the problem.

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Why legs swell during pregnancy

Possible causes of edema:

• Excessive fluid consumption. This condition is not pathological, but requires observation.
• Excessive body weight. In some cases, with unbalanced nutrition, the weight is growing rapidly, which in turn increases the load on his feet and provokes their swelling.
• Lower limbs varicose. The uterus increases in size, putting pressure on the vessels, and the veins, overcrowded with blood, cause swelling.
• Late toxicosis. This is a dangerous state at which the pressure rises, and in the analysis of urine there is a protein.
• Disruption of the kidneys. The load on this body during the baby tooling is doubled, therefore, there are often problems that should be under the control of the attending physician.

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Factors that provoke swelling

There are factors aggravating the risk of edema. These include:

• long stay at the heat;
• lack of potassium in the body of a pregnant woman;
• long standing or seat, wearing uncomfortable shoes;
• frequent use of beverages containing caffeine.

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Types of swelling during pregnancy

Evenkers are apparent and hidden:

• Explicit swelling immediately make themselves felt: the usual shoes becomes small, the shin increases in the girth, the gum from the socks leaves a strong track on the skin.
• The hidden form is revealed when a woman comes to a doctor on weighing. If a sharp jump in a pregnant weight occurred, a gynecologist can suspect hidden edema.

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What to do with swelling legs

There are general recommendations, how to carry out prevention and remove the edema that every woman can do it yourself:

• As often as possible, change the position of the body: long standing, sitting, lying adversely affect the leg status. Hiking must be replaced with rest, all loads must be distributed correctly. At the end of the day, it is useful to perform an exercise: Lie on the floor, lift your legs to the floor for 10 minutes, you can get them on the wall. After that, spend a small foot massage. At the time of sleep, put the pillow under your feet to contribute to the outflow of blood from the limbs.
• Shoes should be soft, comfortable, without heel. Clothes also choose a comfortable, non-squeezing vessels.
• It has a lot of importance to food of the future mother. It is worth putting the taboo on visiting fast cooking nuts, limit themselves in the consumption of sweets, salt, smoked, sharp, fried food. Fruits, vegetables, steam, stewed, boiled dishes will be useful.
• Ensuring the full flow of fluid to the body positively affects the body and warns the appearance of edema, but it should be borne in mind that in the evening the amount of water drilled is reduced. Exclude gas production and very sweet drinks, as they interfere with the removal of fluid.
• Well remove fatigue and swelling bath with cold water, which you can add a seaside salt.
• Only strictly by appointing the therapist or gynecologist in the fight against edema, the means of diuretic effects, and drugs, vitamins that contribute to strengthening vessels.

In the occurrence of edema, in no case cannot be engaged in self-medication, in order to avoid consequences. Only a doctor can conduct a competent examination and treatment.