Water in the legs Does it help to drink reduced?

Water retention during pregnancy: actually helps drink less?
Especially in pregnant women, edema, also known as swollen legs or water in the legs, is very common. Patients are sometimes advised to drink less and reduce salt intake. But that really helps?

Water retention during pregnancy
Many expectant mothers get water retention in their legs during pregnancy. These edemas, also known as "fat legs" or "swollen legs", are quite common in pregnancy and, according to the Professional Association of Gynecologists (BVF), "occur in 80 percent of pregnant women in the last trimester of pregnancy". This usually looks very ugly, but above all, it is unpleasant. Allegedly it should then help to drink less and to take less salt, because this should help against water retention. Is that true??

During pregnancy, many women experience water retention in their legs. Some people think it helps to drink less and reduce salt intake. But both remain ineffective. (Image: RioPatuca Images / fotolia.com)

Show off your legs cold every day
The president of the BVF, Christian Albring, has a clear answer: No way! "That does not help either," said the expert to the news agency dpa. According to the gynecologist, the accumulation of water during pregnancy is independent of drinking and salt intake. It would be good if possible not to stand for a long time, to walk a lot and to move a lot. In addition, sufferers should put their legs up while sitting and ideally shower them cold several times a day. As a further natural home remedy for water in the legs can help various medicinal plants such as the horse chestnut, which is used both internally and externally. (Ad)