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My wife is 32 weeks pregnant with twins and her feet are very swollen. her ankles are almost the size of her calves. is it dangerous?
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Check blood pressure: She needs to have her blood pressure checked. Swollen feet is very common and can be normal. When it occurs though the doctor needs to be monitoring the patients blood pressure. Preeclampsia - high blood pressure in pregnancy- can often show itself first as foot swelling
Answered 1/23/2018
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A podiatric point : The swelling can be the babies are putting pressure on the venous system. Very common also a ligament that helps support the foot (talus) with elastin fibers becomes loose and arch of foot will “flatten “. This is why podiatrists will recommend some form of orthotic to help support the foot and possibly reposition the babies helping to take pressure off the veins
Answered 1/25/2018
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