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What Causes Swollen Hands/legs During Pregnancy?

MY WIFE IS PREGNANT BY EIGHT MONTHS AND 5 DAYS SINCE LAST THREE DAYS SHE IS COMPLAINING FOR SWELLING AND JAMMING OF HER RIGHT HAND TWO MIDDLE FINGER AND PAIN IN SAME HAND FOR WHOLE NIGHT AND FELLS HAND JAMMED IN THE MORNING . SHE IS ALSO FACING SAME PROBLEM OF JAMMING OF HER LEGS SINCE PREGNANCY
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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HI,
I understand your concern.
Swelling on hands & legs along with jamming can be due to -
- Swelling itself/calcium deficiency/ joint swelling.
Swelling on hands/ legs in pregnancy is many a times normal due to water retention in pregnancy. growing pressure of uterus on blood vessels ( specially in later months) adds to the swelling. But the presence of swelling in pregnancy should never be taken lightly. It's safer to exclude -
- Severe anemia with low protein levels,
- When there is puffiness of face ( swelling under eyes ) in morning along with swelling on legs/ hands.check for - Kidney infection ( with albumin in urine)/ high blood pressure. It can be hazardous for pregnancy.
( Toxemia of pregnancy )
- Swelling on legs can be due to heart problems.
*Your wife needs through investigations & check up to find the cause of swelling & get needful treatment immediately.
Thanks.
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What Causes Swollen Hands/legs During Pregnancy?

HI, I understand your concern. Swelling on hands & legs along with jamming can be due to - - Swelling itself/calcium deficiency/ joint swelling. Swelling on hands/ legs in pregnancy is many a times normal due to water retention in pregnancy. growing pressure of uterus on blood vessels ( specially in later months) adds to the swelling. But the presence of swelling in pregnancy should never be taken lightly. It s safer to exclude - - Severe anemia with low protein levels, - When there is puffiness of face ( swelling under eyes ) in morning along with swelling on legs/ hands.check for - Kidney infection ( with albumin in urine)/ high blood pressure. It can be hazardous for pregnancy. ( Toxemia of pregnancy ) - Swelling on legs can be due to heart problems. *Your wife needs through investigations & check up to find the cause of swelling & get needful treatment immediately. Thanks.