How to deal with swelling during pregnancy?

Pregnancy is a wonderful period in the life of any woman. But not always pregnancy proceeds as it should. Sometimes, for various reasons, complications may occur. One of these complications is swelling during pregnancy. Let's look at why and why oedemas can appear and how they combat edema during pregnancy.

What is swelling in pregnancy in principle? Edema is an excessive amount of fluid in the body of a pregnant woman, or as it was called - "late toxicosis".
Whence does an extra liquid appear in the body of a woman?

1. First of all, this is due to the fact that the total body weight of the pregnant woman, and the volume of blood, including. The blood pressure rises, the outflow of blood decreases, and as a result, blood circulation slows down; pressure from the blood contributes to water retention in the lower extremities of a woman: the tissues of the legs and ankles.

2. Also on another edema called - pre-eclampsia. Preeclampsia is a series of pathological manifestations (increase in arterial (blood pressure), chemical changes in the urine), which usually develop in the second half of pregnancy and are characterized by disorders in the actions of the vascular and nervous systems, changes in the correct function of the kidneys, the placenta as a whole, substances of a pregnant woman.

3. Swelling during pregnancy can also appear as a consequence of a sedentary lifestyle during pregnancy. When a pregnant woman prefers to lie on the couch, rather than walk or perform a number of special physical exercises. This type of edema is called "dropsy of pregnant women."

4. Also, it is not necessary to exclude the factors of a woman's heredity, after all, it happens that there are no pathologies during the development of pregnancy, but the woman continues to swell, experiencing discomfort and increasing the risk of miscarriage for her baby.

The nature of the appearance of edema, we found out, let's now consider ways and means how to deal with edema during pregnancy.

From the very beginning of pregnancy it is necessary to consult a gynecologist to monitor the course of pregnancy. After all, if it is rational to approach this delicate situation from the outset, most problems can be prevented and, as a consequence, avoided.

To prevent the onset of edema, it is necessary to drink correctly during pregnancy:

- Do not overeat

- do not eat smoked, fatty, spicy

- Exclude strong coffee and tea (due to the increased content of tonin and caffeine, which adversely affect the vascular system of the pregnant woman)

- Exclude spices and spicy seasonings

- exclude from the diet floury, sweet, high-calorie dishes

- Drink 1.5 to 3 liters of fluid per day during a normal pregnancy

- try to eat natural products: vegetables, fruits, fresh juices

- to cook cereals

- In general, the average daily caloric intake of food should not exceed 2800-3500 cal.

- it is necessary to consult a doctor and correctly choose a multivitamin complex

Also, a compulsory condition for a good pregnancy and prevention of the appearance of edema is a mobile lifestyle:

  1. It is necessary to walk more on foot - thereby reducing the risk of accumulation of fluid in the lower limbs of a pregnant woman. Every day a 40 minute walk on level ground, reduces the risk of edema by more than 40%
  2. Special gymnastic complexes for pregnant women should be performed. To do this, you must pre-register for courses for pregnant women, which are conducted by highly qualified specialists in this field. Such complexes also reduce the risk of developing edema.
  3. Wearing special underwear for pregnant women. Such linen protects the vessels from excessive accumulation of liquid in them.
  4. Do not compress the main blood veins: i.e. to sit "leg to leg". It is advisable to sleep on the left side, tk. on the right, as a rule, passes one of the central placental vessels.

If the swelling all the same appeared during pregnancy, then it is necessary to take the following measures, coordinated with your doctor by a gynecologist:

- reduce the amount of liquid to 1.5 liters per day, this volume includes juices, teas, soups; in general, any fluid that enters the body of a pregnant woman. If swelling continues to occur, the amount of fluid drunk should be reduced 2 times, i.ะต. up to 0,700 - 0,800 liters per day.

- should reduce the amount of salt consumed, it should not exceed 5-8gr salt per day. This is necessary to reduce the burden on the kidneys.

- It is also worth taking diuretics, both medicamentous and traditional medicine (for example: birch juice, fruits of the viburnum, peel of apples).

But an obligatory condition is consultation of the doctor of the gynecologist. Do not in any way should not do self-diagnosis and self-treatment! This can lead to a risk to the health of the pregnant and fetus.