Most pregnant women in pregnancy, or sooner or later appear hand and foot edema phenomenon, also known as pregnancy edema! Pregnant women's gestational edema is easy to occur after 28 weeks of pregnancy, so how can pregnant women's gestational edema be alleviated? Let's have a look
Tips for pregnant women to remove edema:
1. Massage the lower leg
When pregnant women have edema, a more effective way is to effectively alleviate it through massage. Pregnant women can find their family or others to help massage in their spare time.
Feet should be padded high
In normal work and life, as long as you are sitting, you should pad your feet slightly higher, which is conducive to the return of venous blood from the legs to the heart. When lying down at rest, put a pillow under your feet to make it easier for blood to flow back to the heart and eliminate edema.
2. A proper walk
When edema occurs, appropriate exercise is also a good way to alleviate it, so walking is a good solution. Walking helps to contract calf muscles, promote venous blood reflux, and effectively prevent pregnant women's foot swelling.
3. Soak your feet at night
Hot water foot soaking can strengthen blood circulation. Especially in recent winter, foot soaking can also drive away cold and eliminate fatigue. After foot soaking at night, if you massage again, the effect of removing edema will be better.
What is the best for pregnant women to eat:
1. Eat more protein rich foods
Pregnant women must eat enough protein every day. It can eat more animal food and bean food such as meat, fish, shrimp, eggs and milk.
2. Peaches
Eating peaches can improve the anemia of pregnant women, and peaches contain a lot of potassium, which can diuresis and detumescence, so peaches are especially suitable for pregnant women with edema.
3. Grape
Grapes are very nutritious and can help digestion. Grapes also have the effect of promoting urination. If pregnant women have edema, eating some wine can alleviate the edema.