How to relieve swollen legs and feet of pregnant women

Pregnant women’s legs and feet, swelling may be due to the larger months of pregnancy compression or gestational hypertension caused by the recommended dietary structure adjustment, physical methods, drugs and other ways to alleviate the symptoms. 1. Dietary adjustments: Pay more attention to your diet and avoid foods that are too salty to avoid aggravating the symptoms of edema. 2. Physical methods: It is recommended that pregnant women can slightly elevate their lower limbs when resting, which can help accelerate blood circulation, increase the amount of return blood and improve the symptoms of swollen feet, and also massage and apply hot compresses to the lower limbs, which can also help promote local blood circulation and improve the phenomenon of edema. 3. Medication: If it is determined that the swelling of the lower limbs is caused by hypertension during pregnancy, it is recommended that oral medication be taken under the guidance of a doctor to control blood pressure, such as methyldopa, nifedipine, etc., and the phenomenon of swelling of the feet will improve after the blood pressure is controlled. If the effect is not obvious after the adjustment of the above methods, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, under the guidance of professional doctors to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment.