Flatulence in pregnancy: the causes of the onset.
Flatulence (bloating) appears due to the formation of an increased amount of gases in the intestine, the cause of this can be a hormonal change and the result of squeezing the intestine with an increasing uterus . The release of gas in a normal amount does not affect the well-being. In the case when it is allocated above the norm, there is a feeling of raspiraniya stomach, discomfort, and sometimes pain. Bloating during pregnancy gives women a lot of worry also because it is often combined with constipation. The causes of meteorism may also be different.
A pregnant woman in the blood contains an increased amount of progesterone (female sex hormone), relaxing the smooth muscles of the internal organs. In pregnancy, this property of the hormone is needed in order to prevent premature contraction of the uterine muscles, which can lead to miscarriage. But the relaxation of the smooth muscles of the intestines entails a stagnation of food, which in turn leads to an increase in gas formation.
Malnutrition is also a fairly common cause of flatulence. This includes the use of large quantities of food, which during decomposition releases gases (peas, raw vegetables, beans, carbonated water). Abnormal eating also includes fast food and large breaks between meals in conjunction with a large amount of food consumed.
If a woman has chronic gastrointestinal diseases , then in pregnancy, in most cases, they become aggravated. The presence of congenital enzymatic deficiency can also cause bloating during pregnancy. Moreover, such causes often lead to dysbacteriosis, in which the volume of normal microflora in the intestine decreases and the volume of opportunistic microflora that decomposes food with the formation of gases in an increased quantity increases.
The general unstable psychological state of a pregnant woman also affects the appearance of flatulence. Any anxiety, anxiety and stress can increase the feeling of discomfort.
How to relieve the condition of a pregnant woman with bloating?
Treatment of flatulence is necessary, and it is quite possible. First of all, it is necessary to find out the reasons for its occurrence in a pregnant woman, so it is worth consulting with an obstetrician-gynecologist, who conducts the necessary examination. To conduct a reception in a woman's consultation should also be a therapist who, having completed the necessary training, specializes in internal diseases of pregnant women. After the examination, the woman is prescribed treatment and advises on the recommended mode of the day and proper nutrition.
1. If the cause of flatulence is improper nutrition, then recommended fractional meals (more frequent meals in small portions, excluding from the diet a large number of fresh fruits and vegetables, spicy, fried and spicy food, as well as coffee and strong tea).
2. Be sure to monitor the presence of a daily chair. If you are addicted to constipation, it is advisable to eat vegetable salads with vegetable oil every day, dried prunes and sour-milk products (yoghurts, fermented milk, kefir). But do not forget that kefir has laxative properties only the first 1-2 days after manufacture and, if it was manufactured a long time ago, flatulence (gases) can only increase, since such kefir begins to possess fixing properties.
3. At any period of pregnancy, a woman needs to move, otherwise the intestine, whose motor activity is disturbed by progesterone, will lead to flatulence and constipation. To cope with this problem, in the women's consultation recommend a set of exercises, individual for everyone.
4. The therapist also chooses the right treatment for exacerbation of the gastrointestinal tract, which will not affect the fetus. When a dysbacteriosis occurs, drugs are prescribed that contain bacteria useful for the large intestine (probiotics) and substances that promote the reproduction of normal microflora (prebiotics). As a sedative, funds are prescribed on a plant basis.
5. If necessary, with a strong bloating, sometimes doctors resort to medical treatment. But such treatment should be appointed exactly by the attending obstetrician-gynecologist, after all, do not forget that an incorrectly selected drug can adversely affect the fetus and cause its irreversible changes.
Every woman should remember and understand that pregnancy is a huge responsibility for the well-being and health of her future baby.