Edema in pregnancy depends on the cause of edema, such as physiological edema, or hypertension, eclampsia, nephritis and other pathologic edema, and can be eliminated by adjusting the position, diet, medication, and other different methods for the cause of the disease.
1. Physiological edema: caused by the uterus compressing the blood return of the inferior vena cava or the decrease of protein level after the enlargement of the fetus during pregnancy, this kind of edema can be promoted by elevating the feet of the pregnant woman, locally massaging the lower limbs, and keeping the side-lying position to promote the blood return, which is conducive to elimination of edema. In the diet can eat less salt, high protein food.
2. Pathological edema:
(1) gestational hypertension: it can lead to the symptoms of edema, and it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions to control the blood pressure with drugs, such as labetalol, nifedipine and other drugs.
(2) nephritis: may or may not have renal insufficiency and lead to sodium retention, can be clear through the renal function test, etc., can follow the doctor’s instructions to use methotrexate and other drugs for treatment, if necessary, can terminate the pregnancy.
There are many causes of edema in pregnancy, should be examined under the guidance of a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease, and targeted treatment, the use of drugs need to be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, not blindly self-medication.