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Suggest Remedy For Recurring Pain And Numbness In Legs During Pregnancy
I m recently 22 weeks pregnant and ive been having numbness and pain on my right leg I take Tylenol but it doesn t help much I even take hot baths and stay there and it works for a few hours but then I start my day like walking or even sitting for a long time and my legs hurt and get numb feels like I can t put pressure on them because they hurt even more... Is this normal? Should I worry? Or talk to my doctor ?
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
Hello there,
You seem to be having symptoms that are due to compression of your back during pregnancy. There are a few things that you can do to reduce the pain and symptoms.
1) Whenever you lie down , lie down on your left side. Lying down on your back pushes your baby against your blood vessels near your liver and hence cause a flaring up symptoms on your limbs and cause fluid to accumulate there.
2) Under the guidance of a physiotherapist do lower back strengthening exercises. Apart from strengthening your back they will prepare you for your third trimester of pregnancy.
3)When you sit keep a soft pillow between your lower back and the chair. This will also help reduce strain.
4)You can have tab ultracet 1/2 a tablet along with tab rantac 150 mg if the pain is severe. But ultracet is to be used with caution in pregnancy. So never exceed a tablet a day.
Hope this helps, Please feel free to address further queries to me. I will be happy to help you,
You seem to be having symptoms that are due to compression of your back during pregnancy. There are a few things that you can do to reduce the pain and symptoms.
1) Whenever you lie down , lie down on your left side. Lying down on your back pushes your baby against your blood vessels near your liver and hence cause a flaring up symptoms on your limbs and cause fluid to accumulate there.
2) Under the guidance of a physiotherapist do lower back strengthening exercises. Apart from strengthening your back they will prepare you for your third trimester of pregnancy.
3)When you sit keep a soft pillow between your lower back and the chair. This will also help reduce strain.
4)You can have tab ultracet 1/2 a tablet along with tab rantac 150 mg if the pain is severe. But ultracet is to be used with caution in pregnancy. So never exceed a tablet a day.
Hope this helps, Please feel free to address further queries to me. I will be happy to help you,
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