Why do my feet feel sore during late pregnancy?

It is quite common to have sore feet in the late pregnancy. It is mainly because the weight of the fetus increases and the burden on the feet is too heavy, which will cause sore feet. Therefore, when your feet are sore in the late pregnancy, you should rest properly, avoid excessive walking and long-term sitting, and perform appropriate foot massage, which can alleviate the symptoms of sore feet. The specific causes of the disease can be found in the content of the article.

What should pregnant women do if their feet are sore?

1. Sit up instead of lying down, straighten the cramped leg, hold the front of your foot tightly with your hand, endure the severe pain, and rotate the ankle joint of the cramped leg outwards. The severe pain will stop immediately. The movements should be continuous when rotating, and you should complete one circle in one breath without pausing in between. When rotating, if it is the left leg, swing it counterclockwise; if it is the right leg, swing it clockwise: If you have someone to help, because the treatment is face to face, the treatment direction is exactly opposite, and the rotation direction of the foot joint remains unchanged. The key is to pull the foot outward, then fold it toward the thigh and rotate it a circle. Use force when rotating, and lift the sole of the foot as far as possible.

2. Press the gastrocnemius nerve root. On both sides of the fossa on the inside of the knee joint (or below the fossa), there is a place which is the attachment point of the gastrocnemius head, and the nerve root trunk leading to the gastrocnemius muscle is here. When your calf cramps, use your thumb to feel for the main roots of the hard and protruding muscles on both sides of the fossa, and then press this area forcefully. The director's excited nerves will calm down, the cramps will stop, and the severe pain will disappear. The above two methods are very effective. If you get cramps while swimming, using the above two methods to relieve pain will be somewhat difficult in terms of operation. Therefore, the method to treat cramps while swimming is still to use your hands to pull the big toe towards the body. When pulling your big toe, straighten your thigh as far forward as possible while pushing your heel forward. It is often not effective after just one application and can be repeated until the symptoms are relieved. Of course, each time you pull, you must take a deep breath before diving into the water. The method to prevent calf cramps is relatively simple. You can just massage your calves before and during activities, take a short break during activities, and massage your calves after activities, before swimming, and before going to bed.

Reasons for sore feet in pregnant women

There are many reasons why pregnant women feel sore legs, but the most common reason is that in the late pregnancy, due to the enlargement of the uterus, the center of gravity will move backward, so the muscles of her waist and back will be under more pressure. This will cause pain in the waist and back for some pregnant women, and sciatic nerve pain for some friends, which is a discharge-like pain radiating from the buttocks to the heel, or a feeling of soreness and swelling. Some people have mild varicose veins in the lower limbs, and after standing for a long time, they will also have sore and swollen legs. Especially when you can see very obvious varicose veins on the surface of the body, such people should pay attention and, if necessary, wear elastic socks to prevent varicose veins in the late pregnancy.

Other people mainly suffer from edema in the lower limbs. If it spreads throughout the body, it may be a dangerous signal, so you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Some patients may experience soreness and swelling in the legs, or other leg diseases. If they cannot judge the cause themselves, they should go to the hospital for a doctor's judgment and diagnosis. The soreness caused by poor blood circulation is generally not a big problem and requires timely exercise.

How to relieve sore feet during pregnancy

Stretching exercise 1: Sit with your feet facing each other, support your hips with your hands, press your knees to the ground, stretch your hip joints and inner thighs, breathe naturally, and hold for 15 seconds.

Stretching exercise 2: Kneel on your hands and knees, with your head and spine in a straight line. When exhaling, lower your head and arch your back, bury your head between your arms, inhale, return to the original position, coordinate your breathing, and repeat 5 to 8 times.

Stretching exercise three: Spread your knees as far as possible, keep your feet together, and try not to let your hips leave your heels. Bend your body forward until your forehead touches the ground, stretch your back and hip joints, and hold for 15 seconds.

Stretching exercise 4: Stand with legs apart, hold the chair with one hand, stretch to the side of the body, hold for 15 seconds, alternating between left and right.

Stretching Exercise 5: Stand with your pelvis facing forward, place one foot on a chair, and hold the back of the chair with one hand. Stretch backward as far as possible, stretching the hip joint and thigh adductor muscles. Hold for 30 seconds, alternating between left and right.

What foods are good for pregnant women with sore feet?

(1) Supplement protein-rich foods. Animal protein, such as meat, eggs, fish, milk, blood, and various animal organs; plant protein, such as beans, with soy products being the best

(2) Supplement foods containing vitamins, such as vegetables, fruits and melons, which contain a large amount of vitamins needed by the human body.

(3) Pay attention to the combination of coarse and fine grains.

( 4) Pay attention to the supplementation of iron, calcium, phosphorus and iodine. Pregnant women should eat more animal blood, liver, egg yolks, green leafy vegetables, soybeans, etc. which are high in iron. You should also eat more bone soup, fish, and shrimp. In the later stages of pregnancy, you can take some calcium tablets to supplement calcium. Kelp contains iodine.

(5) During the second and third trimesters, the fetus grows rapidly, so it is especially important to supplement nutrition during this period.