Speaking of constipation, many pregnant mothers have encountered the pain of squatting in the toilet for half an hour and not being able to pull out, which is simply painful.
What you may not know is that constipation, in addition to making the pregnant mother miserable, in severe cases, may affect the development of the fetus in the womb, and may even cause threatened miscarriage.
After pregnancy, the hormone level in the pregnant mother's body changes, the gastrointestinal tract function is reduced, and it is not easy to digest; as the fetus grows, the enlarged uterus compresses the rectum, which can also cause difficulty in defecation.
However, it should be noted that not all difficulties in bowel movements are constipation, to know whether it is constipation, you can judge according to these symptoms:
One is a decrease in the number of bowel movements, which is mainly less than 3 times a week, not once a day;
Second, the feces are dry and hard, lumpy, and the amount of discharge is small;
Third, defecation is time-consuming and laborious;
Possible adverse effects of constipation during pregnancy:
In most cases, constipation has little effect on pregnancy, but if constipation is severe and squatting for too long, it may also compress the uterus, causing uterine contractions, and may also cause anal rupture and bleeding;
Early long-term exertion may lead to miscarriage, and late prolonged exertion may cause premature rupture of membranes.
What should I do if I am constipated during pregnancy?
The best way is to focus on prevention and combine prevention and control.
Exercise more
As mentioned above, if the pregnant mother often sits still, it will cause gastrointestinal burdens, which will cause constipation.
For example, walking, jogging, yoga for pregnant women, etc., the first and third trimesters can not do a large amount of exercise.
Eat more vegetables and fruits
Because pregnant women are prone to constipation, they should adjust their diet structure, eat more dragon fruit, pears, celery, etc., and eat less secondary processed foods, such as ham sausages, fish balls, shrimp balls, etc.
Eat a good breakfast and drink plenty of water
The importance of breakfast does not need to be said, pregnant mothers know that eating a good breakfast is related to their own and their baby's health. Focusing on the problem of how to eat, it is recommended to get up every morning to drink a cup of warm boiled water, replenish the water lost overnight, promote metabolism, warm the stomach and intestines, and promote gastrointestinal peristalsis.
Breakfast should be eaten well, lunch is full, dinner is less, it is best not to eat supper. Night is the time for the body to rest, eating supper is easy to cause gastrointestinal burden,
Supplement with dietary fiber
Eat more coarse grains, such as corn, purple rice, oats, buckwheat, etc., coarse grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can prevent and alleviate constipation very well.
In the third trimester, do not eat more dietary fiber, the baby in the third trimester grows up, compresses the various organs of the internal organs, and then eats a large amount of dietary fiber to cause gastrointestinal peristalsis too fast, which will cause discomfort to pregnant mothers.
Medication is done correctly
In case of constipation, generally adjust the diet, in a few days can be relieved, but if the situation is serious, must not use laxatives or other external drugs, some laxatives may directly cause miscarriage, must be cautious under the guidance of a doctor, do not make yourself regret things.