The symptoms of swollen feet at 23 weeks of pregnancy are considered to be related to uterine compression, gestational hypertension syndrome, hypoproteinemia, proteinuria and other causes.
1. Uterine compression: pregnant women with the increase of pregnancy time, the weight of the body will continue to increase, especially the abdomen, due to the continuous growth of the child, it will become larger and larger. The enlargement of the uterus will easily compress the inferior vena cava, which will make the blood return to the lower limbs be impeded, and then the feet, the effect of edema will appear.
2. Gestational hypertension syndrome: If a pregnant woman suffers from gestational hypertension syndrome and her blood pressure is not controlled in time, she is prone to swollen feet. This is caused by high blood pressure affecting kidney function, resulting in protein loss. Need to go to the hospital in time to do blood pressure measurement as well as routine urine tests.
3. Hypoproteinemia: When pregnant women suffer from hypoproteinemia, the plasma colloid osmotic pressure will drop significantly, and the effective osmotic pressure of plasma is reduced, which will lead to excessive water retention between tissues and lead to swelling of the feet.
4. Proteinuria: If a pregnant woman loses a large amount of protein from her urine, it will cause the concentration of albumin in the body to be significantly lower, which will lead to the phenomenon of swollen feet.
If a pregnant woman has swollen feet and the symptoms persist for a long time without relief, it is recommended to go to the hospital and cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.