Swelling of the feet at 26 weeks of pregnancy is normal, mostly due to uterine compression or changes in hormone levels. A few of them are caused by diseases, which are pathological phenomena.
1. When a woman is 26 weeks pregnant, the size of the fetus is larger, and the size of the uterus increases significantly, which often compresses the inferior vena cava of the woman, affecting the blood return of the inferior vena cava, and then edema of the lower extremities occurs. In the edema symptoms just occurred, usually manifested as feet swelling.
2. After pregnancy, due to changes in hormone levels in the body, the amount of urine decreases, and a lot of water stays in the body and tends to gather in the sagging parts of the body, and the phenomenon of swollen feet is very common.
3. If the pregnant woman suffers from hypoproteinemia, gestational hypertension syndrome, nephritis and other diseases, it is also easy to appear the symptoms of foot edema, which should be given enough attention.
To summarize, when the cause of swollen feet during pregnancy is not clear, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital in time.