Hypostases – quite widespread phenomenon which is found practically at every second pregnant woman, especially in the last trimester of pregnancy. Elevated pressure in veins of legs, pressure upon veins of a basin and also a liquid delay peculiar to pregnant women in an organism is the growing uterus the reason for that. More often legs swell by the evening, and process is aggravated in hot weather.
Instruction
1. For prevention of appearance of hypostases you need to watch the weight. Reduce consumption of greasy food, salt and semi-finished products. Do not abuse sweet and sparkling water. Include the products possessing diuretic action in a food allowance. Carry to them: celery, apples, parsley and citrus. Garlic and onions improves blood circulation. It is useful to use products, vitamin-rich With (red pepper, potato, a melon, cabbage, strawberry) and E (corn, soy oil, seeds of sunflower and almonds). Do not limit yourself in intake of water. Daily consumption of liquid has to be about 1.5-2 liters approximately.
2. For prevention of hypostases you should have a rest as much as possible. At this time put legs on the eminence that they were higher than the level of hips. During the standing work for improvement of a blood-groove shift from one foot to the other. You do not sit, having put one leg on another – the broken blood circulation can lead to formation of blood clots. Having come home, ask the husband or someone else to make to you light massage. Mass legs from a foot to knees, using at the same time neutral oils. Also oils of a cypress are considered as useful lavender.
3. Among national methods for elimination of hypostases the special place deserves cabbage (especially with leaves of dark green color). Apply the leaves of vegetable cleaned from dirt, but not washed to the swelled-up sites of legs. Previously cool cabbage leaves in the fridge. When they become damp, apply new to legs. Cabbage leaves extend excess liquid, and the procedure can repeat as required. If you have no cholecystitis, drink tea from dandelion roots. And also leave off smoking, according to doctors, smoking also promotes formation of hypostases. Hypostases can be prerequisites of more serious illness. Therefore at their detection surely report about it to the doctor. He will establish the reason of their emergence and will appoint effective treatment.