Can pregnant women have a pedicure?

There are many nerves on the soles of the feet. When you feel particularly tired, you will feel relaxed if you choose to have a foot massage. However, it is best for pregnant women not to have a foot massage, because the massage may affect the fetus. If the massage is not done properly, it may even cause miscarriage. It is best not to have a foot massage not only during pregnancy, but also during menstruation.

The soles of the feet are rich in nerve endings and various acupoints. Stimulating these acupoints can cause reflections through the meridians to the body, producing some internal reactions, some of which are in the endocrine area; some are cardiovascular; and some are respiratory. It is not suitable for pregnant women to do foot massage. During the entire pregnancy, the endocrine changes in the body are different from those of normal people. Foot massage may affect her in some changes. Generally, some foot massage shops will mark that foot massage is not suitable during pregnancy and menstruation. It is absolutely not allowed in the first three months of pregnancy. In the middle and late pregnancy, some pregnant women may have an enlarged abdomen and edema in the lower limbs. It is not impossible to do a foot massage, but you must pay attention to the water temperature when bathing the foot. Don't make it too high, generally less than 40℃ water temperature, and the foot bath time should not be too long. The normal time for foot massage is 40-45 minutes, and the time for pregnant women should be shorter, about 20 minutes.

The following types of people are not suitable for pedicure:

1. Patients with severe heart disease, unhealed cerebral hemorrhage, foot inflammation, skin disease, trauma, or skin burns, hemorrhagic diseases, blood in the stool, cerebral hemorrhage, gastric bleeding, uterine bleeding, and sepsis;.

2. Pregnant women in the first three months of pregnancy;

3. Patients with malignant tumors;

4. Patients with foot fractures;

5. Patients with infectious diseases and those with trauma and lesions on the foot skin;

6. Normal people should not have foot massage when they are extremely tired, hungry, overfed, drunk, or within half an hour after a meal.