Long-awaited warm days can easily spoil the summer swelling. The most common summer swelling in pregnant women. Timely prevention of edema will keep your mood during the holidays and for the entire period of enjoying the summer, according to the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Causes of edema.

Summer swelling is the result of excessive consumption of the wrong fluid.. Instead of healthy, ordinary water, we drink concentrated juices, kvass, carbonated drinks, cold coffee. In turn, the heart in the heat is not easy to pump blood. Yes, and any diseases, kidneys, cardiac system in themselves suggest the occurrence of edema.

Summer swelling in pregnant women can combine seasonal causes with changes in the body due to pregnancy or even some health problems.. This is especially true for expectant mothers from the second trimester of pregnancy.. The volume of circulating blood can reach 150%. The volume of fluid in the body can be about 7-9 liters. Slight swelling in the legs in the last months of pregnancy is practically the norm.. Their cause is somewhat different - increased pressure in the femoral veins due to impaired outflow. In other cases, the water exchange of the pregnant woman must cope and prevent swelling..

If edema appears, then this may be the beginning of preeclampsia, and the following symptoms may be high blood pressure and protein in the urine. The cause of edema in expectant mothers is the same excessive fluid intake. The kidneys of the expectant mother work for two and may not be able to cope with the load. Edema during pregnancy can be obvious and hidden. Latent edema is detected by weight gain of more than 300 g per week, by uneven weight gain and by a clear discrepancy between the consumed and excreted fluid from the body.

Edema prevention.

Summer swelling can be prevented by taking simple preventive measures..

•Choose only comfortable shoes: no high heels, no tight straps or ties. Flat sandals won't fit either.. It is better to choose shoes with a stable heel of about 3 cm. If you need to wear high heels, take a comfortable pair of shoes to replace.

• Exclude pastries, butter, spicy dishes and seasonings, salty foods, excess salt, smoked meats and marinades from the menu. From drinks, sugary carbonated drinks, energy drinks, non-alcoholic beer and alcoholic drinks are not allowed..

• Do special physical exercises: rolling from socks to heels for 5 minutes. , 30 steps in an ankle-high 18°C \u200b\u200bbath.

• Make baths with sea salt (for 4 liters of water 1 tbsp.. salt). You can simply soak your feet in cool water.

• After a shower, lie down on your back and, raising your legs to the wall, hold them like this for 10 minutes.

•Consult your doctor about prescribing drugs with manganese and iodine.

• Diuretic drugs are allowed only after consulting a doctor.

•Use a folk remedy for edema. It is a diuretic decoction of flaxseed. 1 liter of water pour 4 hours. Flaxseed. Boil 15 min. For 1 hour. put in a dark, warm place. We drink 3 times a day for half a glass.

•Regularly visit your doctor if you have diseases of the heart system and kidneys.

Prevention of edema in pregnant women.

To prevent swelling in pregnant women, in addition to the above measures, additional ones will be useful:.

• observe the drinking regime approved by the doctor; drink clean water, weak green tea and herbal teas (after consulting a doctor);

• do not add salt to food, replace salt with lemon or lime juice;

• more often than others, rest in a horizontal position, raising the legs up;

take a knee-elbow position up to 4 times a day to relieve pressure from the ureters;

• do light exercises (yoga for pregnant women is perfect instead);

• take walks during inactive hours for the sun;

•regularly monitor the level of fluid consumed and excreted from the body.

If summer swelling does not go away after the usual measures, you should consult a doctor.. This is especially true for expectant mothers..

Have a nice summer days!

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