What are some ways to relieve swollen feet during pregnancy?

Pregnant women are affected by progesterone and are prone to adverse phenomena such as swollen feet in the late pregnancy. In the face of this situation, they should first pay more attention to rest. In addition, they should adjust their diet, eat enough protein and vegetables and fruits every day, avoid eating too salty food, control water intake, eat less or no food that is difficult to digest and easy to cause bloating, etc. After persisting for a period of time, there will be obvious improvement.

1. What to do if pregnant women have swollen feet

1. First of all, make sure you eat enough protein. Make sure to eat animal foods such as livestock, poultry, meat, fish, shrimp, eggs, milk, and bean foods every day. This type of food is rich in high-quality protein. Pregnant women with anemia should also eat animal liver 2-3 times a week to supplement iron.

2. Eat enough vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits contain many vitamins and trace elements necessary for the human body. They can enhance the body's resistance, strengthen metabolism, and also have detoxification and diuretic effects. Pregnant women should not forget to eat vegetables and fruits every day.

3. Don’t eat too salty food. When you have edema, you should eat light food and avoid eating too salty food, especially pickles, to prevent the edema from getting worse.

4. Control water intake. Pregnant women with severe edema should control their water intake appropriately.

5. Eat less or no food that is difficult to digest and easy to cause bloating (such as fried glutinous rice cakes, sweet potatoes, onions, potatoes, etc.) to avoid causing abdominal distension, poor blood circulation, and aggravating edema.

If a pregnant woman has swollen feet, the first thing to do is to figure out what the swollen feet are. If you follow the above five steps for physiological foot swelling, I believe that to a certain extent, it will solve the doubts of many families about what to do if the pregnant woman has swollen feet.

2. How to relieve swelling of pregnant women’s feet

1. Diet adjustment. Pregnant women should control their salt intake in daily life. Generally, the daily salt intake should not exceed 6 grams. In addition, during pregnancy, you should also pay attention to the intake of high-quality protein (such as meat, eggs, milk and dairy products, soybeans and soy products, etc.) and iron-rich foods (such as animal liver, etc.).

2. Get more rest. In the late pregnancy, the growing uterus compresses the veins, obstructing blood flow and causing edema, especially if you stand or sit still for long periods of time. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to proper rest and change their posture when sitting.

3. Lying position. Lying on your left side when sleeping can avoid compression of the veins in your lower limbs and reduce resistance to blood return. Raising your legs when lying flat can accelerate blood return and can effectively relieve swelling of the feet during pregnancy.

4. Take an appropriate walk. Walking is a very good exercise. When expectant mothers take a walk, the contraction of the calf muscles can help venous blood return to the heart smoothly and relieve swelling of the feet during pregnancy.