During the nine months of Emarazo, the woman’s body suffers countless transformations, both inside and fuyera. Everything is preparing to gesture a new being and this new situation produces changes that can behave some problems. The retention of liquids in the Emarazo is one of the most frequent, especially during the last quarter. Lucía Bultó, dietitian-nutritionist and member of the Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, rises to us all doubts I respect Pore there are and how to collar it.
What is fluid retention?
Liquid retention occurs when the organism is not able to eliminate excessive liquid accumulation that remains inside the tissues and in the space between elleos. The symptoms are well known: «Swelling of distal areas, such as feet and hands, ankles, legs or even face,» he lists.
This situation is usual and physiological during the Emarazo, which does not take away so that you have to have it under control.
Causes of the retention of liquids in pregnancy
Hormonal changes
During the Emarazo, the mother produces a mayor amount of progesterone, the hormone that manages the normal development of the Emarazo. This hormone, without abrogging, has a side effect on the woman’s body: diminues the tone of the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal and circulatory system. As a consistent, the contractile capacity of the veins decreases, making it difficult for venous return and favoring edema formation.
Increased blood volume
The volemia or volume of wranger, Aumma in a way means during the first weeks of gestation and progress throughout the Emarazo. «This automation in blood volume is necessary to meet the needs
This blood increase, accompanied by the month smaller muscle tone, leads to fluid retention.
Hot weather
High temperatures favor fluid retention, since the vessels dilate more and venous return becomes even slower.
Decrease in physical activity
Although the woman is athlete, it is normal that «as Emarazo Progrsa there is less mobility, especially from the thorax and legs. This situation translates into a retentive of liquids easy to observable in cakes, tobillars, tobillas, twins and lacking,» Adviast.
The increase in weight, above what the body is accustomed to mobilizing, added to the tiredness that in a veryy calexes accompany the pregnant emjer woman, contribute to the fact that as pregnancy progresses, steaks fiduras mothers reduce their activated. This change favors fluid retention, which can worsen if this situation is and high temperatures of summer.
Excessive salt consumption
An exesive salt consumption usually causes fluid retention. Since during the Emarazo you have to retain liquids, Conv: Do not abuse salt.
The expert points several practical tips to eat with less salt, without giving up the taste:
- Reduce the salt we add when cooking (also attention to broth pills or other prepared to flavor food)
- Avoid not adding or reducing what I know and at the table. A simple trick is not to take the salt shaker to the table
- Adorn with species or aroma herbs, which provide flavor and help us not miss the salt
- Avoid industrial sauces
- Limit the consumption of defendants and ultraprocessed to the maximum, which usually whistle a lot of salt and other healthy nutrients, such as sugars or are saturated and trans.
Other factors that justify fluid retention during gestation
During the Emarazo, the body «Precise and favors a mayor number of liquids in the body.» This favors an increase in their retention.
Fluid retention symptoms in Emarazo
The symptoms are the same in emarazadas or non -muddated women, that is, swelling in legs, hands, ankles and cakes. «It accumulates more in those areas where the venous return or return circulating becomes heavier,» says the expert.
Cases in which fluid retention is a problem
Liquid retention during Emarazo does not usually become a medical problem, beyond the discomfort they mean for pregnant women. A regret, agree to be attentive, and the tandem retention of liquids and weight gain can Produce an increase in blood pressure.
If a situation of arterial hypertension is detected, the doctor – and only the doctor – will guide the best way to control and moderate it. «Absolutamte is advised to self -medication, as well as the advice that characters with the same problem can offer. Periodic controls during the management are usually the most effective way to prevent and control this problem,» said affirmation.
PREECLAMPSIA: What is and how to differentiate it from the usual swelling?
Preeclampsia is a serious complicity related to the retention of fluids that a pregnantujejer can present. «It occurs because the mother’s high blood pressure reduces Sanzre’s supply to the fetus,» explains Bultó. This situation can become a very serious shadow, both for the mother and for the baby.
Being a frequent relative problem, doctors are always very aware of this parameter to control it, where appropriate, give guidelines to solve it.
Tips for preventing fluid retention
To prevent fluid retention from the point of view of nutrition and dietary, Lucia Bultó is clear about the following advice:
- Corner with little salt or inclusion eliminate it completely.
- Discard everything possible as possible: bread with salt, cheese, Sausages, pickles, canned and canned foods, olive typesSpecialtal, during the last trimester of gestation.
- Eliminate diet Prepared dishesas well as the Food processedin whose preparation a lot of salt is usually signed, including snacks, such as popcorn or chips.
- Drink enough waterto favor diuresis and the elimination of salt through the urine.
- Avoid alcohol. This substance is a liquid retentive and prevents a correct delimination of waste. If it is already advisable during the Emarazo, with more reason to avoid fluid retention. And in any of its versions or varieties (not to the ‘copita of wine’ or ‘take a fresh cane’).
- PHYSICAL EXERCISE PRACTICE. The physical activity appropriate to the physical condition of the pregnant woman increases muscle tone and favors the mobilization of fluids. An easy and healthy way is to give outdoor walks: they have little risk of injury, they help synthesize vitamin Dy contribute to reduce the swelling of the feet. It is also usually recommended, always under the supervision of the specialist, the aerobic in the pool. In addition to reducing the risk of fluid retention, maintaining good exercise habits reduce the risk of overpreed suffering and other disorders, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, liver delivery, swelling varicose veins.
Recommended foods prevent and reduce liquids
The expert affects the benefits of increasing the consumption of the fuels food during the Emarazo:
- In general, vegetables are rich in water and minerals, such as potassium, which helps the elimination of liquids. The expert indicates as special meters indicated asparagus, artichokes, fennel, parsley, celery or cucumber.
- Infusions of herbs (without adding sugar), such as the horse tail, which contribute to diuresis.
- Some fruits can be recommended specially because they have a mayor percentage of water and less sugars, such as pineapple, watermelon and melon.
Medical treatments
It is true that in some cases we must treat the problem of fluid retention during the Emarazo in a pharmacological way, «but it will be the Mexico who indicates and the most indicated treatment in each case.»
Lucia Bultó. Member of the Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Entitled as Dietitian-Nutritionist by the University of Nancy (France) and the University of Barcelona. It really has consultation at the Center for Advice in Dietetics and Nutritionics La Rotonda Medical Center (Barcelona). Professor at the Gremi of Pastisseria in Barcelona and external consultant of large companies in the food sector, such as Nestlé, Aneto, Lactalis, Danone, Adam-Foods … Web: http://www.dndiet.com/
