What causes calf pain in pregnant women?

Leg soreness is caused by calcium deficiency. The baby digests and absorbs a lot of high-quality protein and leaves the mother's high-quality protein content is reduced. The normal bone density may not be as high as before. This is caused by calcium deficiency in the expectant mother. Generally speaking, as the pregnancy progresses, the weight of the pregnant woman increases. When walking, the calf muscles are compressed, causing the leg muscles to be overloaded, resulting in tendon damage and calf soreness.

Leg pain is caused by the enlargement of the uterus, the increased load on the waist, and the relaxation of the waist and abdominal muscles, which can no longer support the internal organs as before, and the burden on the intervertebral disc is aggravated. These factors can easily cause excessive extension of the physiological curvature of the spine. At this time, if the pregnant woman is slightly tired or the body is unbalanced, she will feel back pain, and this pain will radiate to the lower limbs, causing pain on one or both legs.

1. Foot soak: Wash your feet with warm water at about 42~45°. Add more high-aspect ratio brewed pure grain wine in the water, and the water level should be higher than the ankles.

2. Use a warm hand bag to apply to the feet: If the discomfort in the waist and legs is very obvious, you can use a warm hand bag to warm it up, which will help relieve the pain in the waist and legs.

3. Massage: Use massage to relax the leg muscles. 1. Grasp the muscles with one hand and then use five fingers to gently massage towards the center of the hand; 2. Grasp the leg muscles with both thumbs at the same time, and massage from top (leg pit) to bottom with both hands at the same time. 3. Bend your knees, make fists behind your knees, raise your arms, and use the sides of your little fingers to tap your calves alternately.

4. Get enough rest: pay more attention to rest, raise your legs when resting, and put a pillow under your legs. You can usually put pillows, cushions or other soft things under your knees. At night, it is suitable to sleep on a flat and slightly harder bed with your legs bent.

5. Supplement calcium and zinc. Go to the hospital to check whether it is calcium deficiency. If it is calcium deficiency, it is recommended to supplement it in time. It is recommended to supplement calcium and zinc from the 5th month of pregnancy. Don't buy liquid calcium, buy calcium tablets for pregnant women, because liquid calcium does not contain as much calcium as calcium tablets for pregnant women.