Edema of the feet during pregnancy may be related to the increasing uterus during pregnancy compressing the blood circulation of the lower limbs, high blood pressure during pregnancy, etc. It can be relieved according to the causes through daily care, proper exercise and reasonable medication.
1. Daily care. If the symptoms of edema during pregnancy are caused simply by the change of hormone levels and compression of the lower limbs by the enlarged uterus, it is recommended to reduce prolonged standing and sedentary activities, elevate the lower limbs to increase the blood return, reduce edema, sleep on the left side, avoid eating salty food, etc., and the symptoms of edema can be improved through daily care.
2. Appropriate activities. Swollen feet symptoms during pregnancy, but also pay attention to the appropriate increase in exercise, such as walking or slow walking, swimming, etc., appropriate exercise can promote blood circulation to improve the symptoms of swollen feet, but to avoid excessive exercise, in order to the body does not feel tired as appropriate.
3. Reasonable medication. If the symptoms of edema during pregnancy are more serious, it may be related to gestational hypertension, which can be determined by measuring blood pressure in time, and taking nifedipine tablets and other medications under the guidance of the doctor to control blood pressure, and the symptoms of swollen feet can be relieved after the blood pressure is stabilized.
Foot edema during pregnancy should pay attention to timely examination of the cause of the symptomatic treatment, usually available hot water foot soak or local massage, promote blood circulation to improve symptoms, not blindly use their own medicine.