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Symptoms of disease - pain in the legs during pregnancy

Pregnancy - is, undoubtedly, one of the best feelings that a woman feels in his life, but the changes in body lead to many health problems: morning sickness, insomnia, heart burn, hemorrhoids, constipation, back pain, swelling in the legs, etc. Some of these symptoms do not require any additional, special treatment, they are often themselves are in compliance with appropriate diet and lifestyle changes. But, for example, the most often neglected problem - it's a pain in the legs during pregnancy. Sometimes the pain and swelling of legs become a real problem for the expectant mother.

Which diseases there is pain in the legs during pregnancy

The constant nagging pain in the legs, especially after long periods of standing or walking, usually linked with varicose veins of lower extremities. The weakness of vascular walls of the veins is inherited. When pregnancy increasing the volume of blood, relaxing effect of progesterone and relaxin on the walls of blood vessels, pressure of the uterus on the veins of the pelvis only exacerbate the problem. As a result of the veins swell and lengthen, and the valves vessels, which in normal prevent the return current of a blood, not cope with this task. All of this leads to stagnation of blood in the legs, slower blood flow in them. Varicose veins can get sick, there is a sense of «bursting open». May be swelling, even night cramps, which quickly pass, if bend the knee and a good massage.

So, the main symptoms of varicose veins during pregnancy are:
- Pain in the legs.
- A burning sensation, tingling and itching.
- Fatigue and heaviness in the legs.
- Edema, vascular nets.
- Night spasms of muscles of the legs.

Dangerous, to varicose veins for mother and child?

Any disease in such a crucial period is not good for the baby, especially vascular, because it disrupted the normal circulation of blood, and you have with the fruit now the overall blood circulatory system.
It is for your blood child receives all important for the life of the substance. And any pathology of this kind can lead to malnutrition oxygen to the fetus. So if you have symptoms, testifying to the development of varicose disease, take urgent measures.

How to prevent varicose during pregnancy?

Defining for themselves some of the manifestations of varicose veins should not panic. There are quite affordable and harmless methods to turn this process back. First of all look at the shoes, which you walk. Shoes and boots should be comfortable and on a small heel. High heel creates additional load on the blood vessels of the legs, so you'll have the time to change habits, if they resist, and hide the favorite shoes away from a possible temptation. Make sure that the Shoe strip and slip were of high quality. It is also important, since it creates a convenience at walking.

Important is the manner of walking. Yes, Yes, go right, too, need to learn, because the majority of pregnant women in the later stages of have no idea how to walk. They waddle from foot to foot, as the ducks. And it is necessary to develop such a posture in which the weight is distributed evenly on both feet and spine remains completely straight and maximum unloaded. To do this, try not to bend too small of the back and not recline the upper part of the housing, that really want to do in the later stages of pregnancy, when the stomach becomes prohibitively large.

The correct posture can be trained and in advance, when the belly is still elusive, then you will not have problems with varicose.

The main thing - be careful not to go dropped, because in this case you strongly have overloaded heels. And therefore consciously move your foot from heel to toe, then your weight will be automatically distributed to the whole foot. To learn how to walk upright and help this training. Put the book on his head and make small steps. First, the book, of course, will decline, but to learn this exercise is not difficult, if to be a little bit patience. But what good!

You will have a beautiful gait, even when the stomach is huge. And you save your health, not creating problems to your child. So learn to walk!

The funds from the fatigue of legs in pregnancy/

Summer time is a great time for the prevention of varicose veins. Do not miss the chance and walk barefoot on the river or the sea sand. A wonderful procedure for legs - get up early in the morning and a walk in the fresh grass, on which else remained the morning dew. It is clear that this is possible if you have your own cottage, and the desire to get up early. But if allowed to sleep during the day, why not try a real pleasure from communication with almost pristine nature?! Walking on a rose - a real miracle, and elevates mood.

If the legs are too tired in the evening, take a bath room temperature, after which apply to his feet cooling gel and easy to massage them.

If the same appear more and pain in the soles of the feet, try the following procedure: in a large bowl or in the bath pour very cold water; then get up there and transgress from foot to foot. You can instead just pour the ankles and calves cold water from the tap. Then wipe dry with a towel.

There are medicated creams and ointments, aimed at prevention and protection of varicose veins. Because these tools are made on the basis of the extract of horse chestnut, their use is harmless.

Prevent problems with the vessels of the help special therapeutic tights, stockings, socks and ties made from a medical compression Jersey. They can be used during pregnancy.

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in the legs during pregnancy

• Vascular surgeon
• Obstetrician-gynecologist

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Do you feel hurts in the legs during pregnancy? You should be very careful approach to your health in general. People pay not enough attention to the symptoms of the disease and don't realize that these diseases can be critically dangerous. There are many diseases that in the beginning didn't manifest in our body, but in the end it turns out, unfortunately, it have already been treated too late. Every disease has its own specific features typical symptoms - called symptoms of the disease. Definition of symptoms is the first step in the diagnosis of diseases in general. You just need a few times a year to be screened by a doctor, not only to prevent a terrible disease, but also to maintain a healthy spirit in a body and the organism in general.

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