pregnancy edema is also called child swelling . Swelling of the child mostly occurs in the middle and late stages of pregnancy (after 5 or 6 months of pregnancy), with swelling on the head, face, limbs or any part of the body as the main manifestation.
Edrome degree graded
Ⅰ degree (+): There is obvious swelling in the calf and heel.
Ⅱ degree (++): Edema extends to the thigh.
Ⅲ degree (+++): Edema extends to the vulva and abdomen.
Ⅳ degree (++++): Swelling throughout the body or accompanied by ascites.
Auxiliary examination
Usually checked, 24 hours urine protein ≥ 0.5g is abnormal, ≥ 5g is severe, Red blood cells and protein may be in the urine, B ultra- indicates intrauterine pregnancy and live fetus.
Differential diagnosis
1, pregnancy combined with nephritis
There is a history of acute and chronic nephritis before pregnancy, and edema occurs after pregnancy and gradually worsens. The edema occurs on the eyelids, with 24 hours urine protein ≥ 0.5g, and various tubular proteins are found in the urine.
2, Pregnancy and heart disease
has a history of heart disease before pregnancy, and can be confirmed by electrocardiogram and cardiac function examination.
Dynamic and health care
1, spleen deficiency syndrome
Main symptoms: several months of pregnancy, swelling of the face and limbs, thin skin, white complexion, fatigue, shortness of breath and lazy speech, bloating of the abdomen, loss of appetite, difficulty in urination, loose stools, pale tongue and thin coating, tooth marks on the edges, and slow, slippery and weak pulse.
Treatment rules: strengthen the spleen and remove dampness , promote diuresis and reduce swelling
Chinese patent medicine: Shenling Baizhu San
Coix seeds and winter melon cup
Ingredients: Coix seeds , lotus seeds, walnut kernels, white lentils , seasoning appropriate amount. Method: Cut the winter melon from 1/3 of the under-pear into a cover, dig the pulp of the melon, put the winter melon, lotus seeds, walnut kernels, coix seeds, and white lentils into a steaming plate, add water, and steam it in a basket for 1 h. How to take: Eat with a meal and use it for 7 days in a row.
Recommended selection of ingredients: (Select the following ingredients 1-2 flavors during attack)
Medicinal materials: Angelica , Red Peony , Chuanxiong and Buddha hand , Peony bark .
Medicinal and food ingredients: turmeric , dambean and rose .
Ingredients: eggplant, onion, Chinese toon , mushrooms, fungus , peaches, oranges, oranges, chestnuts, etc.
2. Kidney deficiency syndrome
Main symptoms: several months of pregnancy, swelling of the face and limbs, especially the lower limbs, depression when pressed, soreness of the waist and knees, fatigue, cold lower limbs, difficulty in urination, pale tongue, white and slippery coating, and deep and slow pulse.
Treatment rules: tonify the kidney and warm the yang, transform qi and promote water
Chinese patent medicine: Jisheng Shenqi Pills
Eucommia ulmoides wolfberry Carp soup
Ingredients: 1 carp, Eucommia ulmoides, wolfberry, dried ginger. Method: Wash the carp to remove internal organs, wash the medicine, put it in a clean gauze bag, cook with the carp for 30 minutes before eating. Take it: Take it on an empty stomach twice before meals, once a day or the next day, for 7 days in a row.
Recommended selection of ingredients: (When the attack occurs, select the following ingredients and take 1-2 flavors)
Medicinal materials: Mulberry saccharine , Eucommia ulmoides, Cuscuta , Polygonum multiflorum , Poria , Astragalus, Mulberry parasitism, Atractylodes macrocephala.
Medicinal and food ingredients: wolfberry, Gorgeous kelp and lotus seeds, black bean .
Ingredients: abalone , shark fin, turtle, mutton, black fungus, tremella , sesame , shellfish, bass , shrimp, etc.
3. Qi stagnation syndrome
Main symptoms: several months of pregnancy, the face and limbs are swollen, after pressing it, the fingers are raised immediately recovered, dizziness, chest and flanks are swelling, dark tongue and thin and greasy coating, pulse is stringy and slippery.
Treatment rules: regulate qi and stagnation, remove dampness and reduce swelling
Chinese patent medicine: Xiaoyao Wan He Wupi Wan
Honey Melon Peel Decoction
Ingredients: appropriate amount of honey, Winter Melon Peel , Xiangfu .
Method: Wash the winter melon peel and Xiangfu, add water and boil, remove the residue and take the juice and mix it with honey, and then eat it.
Take method: 1 time a day, take 7 days for
Recommended selection of ingredients: (Select the following ingredients 1-2 flavors during the attack)
Medicinal materials: Medicinal materials: Xiangfu, Abalone yaki or Muxiang , Roasted licorice , Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos.
Medicinal and food ingredients: tangerine peel.
Ingredients: kumquat, radish , black beans, kelp, green tea, etc.
swelling is one of the early symptoms of eclampsia . It can be detected early, treated early, controlled the development of the disease and prevented the transition to eclampsia. Pay attention to changes in weight, edema, urine protein, , and blood pressure, and keep warm. A low-salt diet, drink less water, and fast to raw, cold and greasy products. Pay attention to pregnancy health care and regular prenatal check-ups. In severe cases, you should rest in bed and raise your lower limbs. When pregnant women reach the middle and late stages of pregnancy, they often experience lower limb swelling. At this time, we must distinguish whether it is physiological or pathological.
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