If nausea pains the expectant mother in the first half of pregnancy, then doctors are not too afraid for the patient. But the toxicosis (or gestosis) of its second half is much more serious and can not but cause alarm.
Where does toxicosis come from? The fact is that immediately after the conception of the child, the placenta gradually begins to form. Ends her formation and development, she is about 16 weeks gestation.
Until this time, the placenta is still poorly developed and can not fully ensure the protection of the female body from the metabolic products that the child allocates. Therefore, they fall directly into the blood and this causes an intoxication of the body of the pregnant woman. In every future mother, intoxication makes itself felt differently. For someone it is a strong nausea, for someone - disgust from a single food or any smells.
Another cause of toxicosis is the hormonal changes that occur in the body of a woman during pregnancy. Because of this, the centers of touch and smell become more excitable and sensitive, as well as larynx tissues responsible for the gag reflex. As a result, nausea, vomiting, or intolerance of some odors may occur, which in normal condition did not affect the woman in any way.
Many gynecologists and obstetricians also express the opinion that the woman's reaction to pregnancy in many ways also depends on the genetic predisposition. If the mother of a woman waiting for a baby in the same position has never experienced acute attacks of toxicosis, then the daughter of toxicosis will not particularly disturb. For example, some of its small manifestations, perhaps, will be, but no more.
But there are also very severe forms of toxicosis , when the bouts of vomiting in the morning do not stop, the body rejects any food and any smell can provoke a terrible nausea. These signs are all the more acute, the more intoxication. Moreover, experts argue that the toxicosis of the first half of pregnancy is quite a natural phenomenon. His appearance indicates that the hormonal background of a woman is changing, which means that everything goes as nature intended.
Most often, toxicosis comes to those women who are preparing to become moms for the first time.
But if a woman in the situation leads a wrong way of life - it can lead to a toxicosis in the second half of pregnancy. And this is very serious.
Why do doctors sound alarm if the toxicosis develops in the second half of pregnancy? Because at this time there should be no such manifestations. And if there are constant attacks of vomiting or nausea, doctors talk about such complications as gestosis. It can be characterized by such signs: the appearance of protein in the urine, swelling, arterial pressure is higher than 130/100 and weight gain weekly more than 400 grams. The stronger these symptoms, the worse the condition of the future mother. If all these signs are not docked in time, they can end very badly. But a woman has nothing to fear if she regularly visits a gynecologist. Then the gestosis will be revealed at the initial stage and the necessary treatment will be carried out. Probably, hospital treatment will be offered. Do not give it up.
How to prevent the appearance of gestosis? Everything is very simple.
1. Do not eat a lot of salt. Due to neglect of this rule, serious impairment of kidney function can occur.
2. Discard the use of spicy, fatty and sweet foods. Otherwise, for pregnancy, gain more than 10 kilograms, which will complicate the work of all organs.