Because of what is toxicosis?
To identify the reasons, various studies were conducted among pregnant women. Alas, the exact answer has not been found so far. There are only a few hypotheses.
The first hypothesis suggests that the mother's organism perceives the developing baby as a foreign body. The new organism is completely different from the mother's antigenic composition, which is what causes "irritation", accompanied by the production of antibodies. So there is a toxicosis.
The second hypothesis considers the most likely cause of toxicosis to be the neural-reflex theory. According to her, toxic changes in the body occur in the interaction of the central nervous system and internal organs.
From the first days of pregnancy a woman starts not only to perceive everything differently, her thoughts also change. Rarely, who did not notice the nervous-irritable behavior of expectant mothers. And the fact is that the body of a woman in the state of pregnancy uses even the subcortical areas of the brain. Let's note for comparison that in the ordinary state of a person the most active is the cortex of the brain. In the subcortical area, the "guards" of the pregnant woman are located - defensive reflexes, protecting from all "alien". This "defender" is the sense of smell. It is associated with the salivation and internal organs: lungs, heart and stomach. This explains the rapid pulse and breathing, nausea, pallor and abundant salivation before vomiting.
The fetus grows and develops. Together with him, the placenta grows, which produces hormones, "communication" between mother and baby. The nervous system of the future mother reacts to the emergence of a new "manager", again, the production of toxins.
Of all the theories, one conclusion can be drawn. Toxicosis is a natural protective reaction of the female body. It is aimed at protecting the child from possible threats.
To anticipate the emergence of these "protective" measures is impossible, but it is quite possible to assume their occurrence.
The most susceptible to the appearance of a toxicosis of a woman with problems of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, having various chronic diseases. Toxicosis occurs and because of unbalanced nutrition, nervous overloads, frequent stress.
When is it worth it to sound an alarm?
In order to understand this issue, it is worth looking at the manifestations of toxicosis.
If the attacks of nausea and vomiting occur no more than five times a day, then treatment of toxicosis after consulting a doctor can be done at home.
When a woman is vomiting up to 20 times a day - these are severe symptoms. Pregnant loses weight, her water-salt balance is violated, constipation appears. Her skin loses a healthy appearance, there is pallor, apathy and weakness. All this negatively affects the new developing organism within it.
With such manifestations of toxicosis it is necessary to be under the supervision of a doctor and to conduct treatment in a hospital.
There are also more rare manifestations of toxicosis: in the form of a cold or dermatosis. Sometimes a pregnant woman has eczema. In this case, the treatment is prescribed by both an obstetrician and a dermatologist. It is focused primarily on a balanced diet. Possible allergens are excluded.
Even less common is benign jaundice and osteomalacia.