According to pediatrics, the increase of the
excess liquid is necessary to help pregnant women to soften their bodies and
allow the bodies to expand, which support the need of fetal growth.
The reason of swelling
In pregnancy, the body produces 50% the
amount of blood and liquid in excess to meet the need of fetal growth. This is
the reason of swelling happening to pregnant women.
According to pediatrics, the increase of
the excess liquid is necessary for pregnant women to soften their bodies, allow
the bodies to expand in order to afford fetal growth.
The excess liquid helps the pelvis and
tissues to expand when babies are born; it takes 25% the weight increase during
pregnancy.
Swelling can appear to every stage of the
pregnancy, depends on pregnant women’s natures. However, it often occurs in the
fifth month of pregnancy and has more chance to happen in the last three months
of pregnancy.
If
you have sudden swellings at hands and face, the phenomenon can be a sign of
pre-eclampsia.
The followings are 5 most popular reasons causing
swelling.
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Long time standing
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Low-potassium diets (potassium help maintain the
liquid and electrolytes in cells. As the amount of blood increase 50% more than
usual in pregnancy, the body need more electrolytes to balance chemicals.
·
Great caffeine absorptions.
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Eating too much salt
·
Hot weather
There’s one thing that need to be noticed
that light swelling is just normal when pregnant. However, if you have sudden
swellings at hands and face, it can be a sign of pre-eclampsia. In that case,
you need to see a doctor right away.
Tips for reducing and preventing swellings
If you have swellings by potassium
deficiency, you need to add have potassium in your daily diets soon. Some foods
that are rich in potassium that are recommended for pregnant women are fruits,
green vegetables, chicken, red meat, fish, milk, yogurt, soy products and
seeds.
Besides, there’re others foods that have
high levels of potassium, such as a grilled sweet potatoes including its peel
contains 844mg potassium; 200g yogurt contains 579mg potassium, a half of a
bowl of tomato soup contain 549mg potassium; a banana contain 422 potassium.
Besides, potassium is largely contained in
spinach, apricot, orange, water melon….
Pregnant women can take reference of some
following signs to know whether you’re lack of vitamin or not: vomit, chronic
diarrhea, tiredness, cramps, constipation, and abnormal heartbeat. It’d better
if you see a doctor to have timely consultants.
Doing
exercise, having frugal meals and providing potassium are effective ways to
prevent swelling.
Besides, pregnant women should apply the
following methods to reduce or prevent swelling in pregnancy.
·
Keep the body provided with the essential amount
of water. Drinking enough water supports pregnant women’s digestion,
urination….
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Having frugal meals. Salt, salty foods cause
water accumulations to the body. Therefore, if you are used to eating salty
foods, you need to limit eating them during pregnancy to prevent swelling.
·
Avoid wearing tight clothes, socks shoes
especially shoes and socks that tighten the ankles because they make the
swelling worse.
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Pregnant women should do exercise regularly in
pregnancy because it will help and prevent swelling. Some activities are
considered to be safe for pregnant women, such as walking, swimming, aerobic….
Muscle relaxant actions in yoga also have effects on swelling effectively.
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Besides, to prevent swelling, pregnant women
should let their legs have rests when possible and not stand for too long a
time. When sitting, they should make sure that their bodies and bumps at the
most relaxing position. You can feet up a pillow or platform.
When should pregnant women see a doctor?
Sometimes,
swellings can get worse due to the heat but, a checkup can help you get much
easier.
If the swellings aren’t reduced after few
nights or hours but get worse and spread to hands, face and other parts of
people, see a doctor and talk about your situation. Sometimes, swellings can
get worse due to the heat but, a checkup can help you get easy.
