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Bloating during early pregnancy
Bloating during early pregnancy does not pose a threat to the baby, but it gives a lot of unpleasant sensations to his mother. There are several reasons leading to a malfunction of the gastrointestinal tract.
Why does bloating occur in early pregnancy?
Sometimes severe bloating can give the impression that a real pregnant tummy has already hatched. However, its increase is not associated with the rapid growth of the child.
Early pregnancy bloating is sometimes accompanied by heartburn
The following factors provoke bloating:
High levels of progesterone in the body. In the early stages, the level of this hormone is very important. It prevents spontaneous abortion. Its deficiency can lead to the threat of miscarriage. Progesterone relaxes the uterus, but at the same time relaxes the intestinal musculature. This leads to the fact that food begins to ferment, there is increased gas formation and constipation.
Changes in hormonal levels also affect the production of pancreatic enzymes. Food is digested worse, bloating is accompanied by heartburn and belching.
The reasons may be improper nutrition: carbonated drinks, fatty, spicy foods, smoked meats, gas-forming products.
By the end of the first trimester of pregnancy, hormones have stabilized and most of the digestive problems disappear.
How to get rid of bloating?
Adjusting the diet and organizing the daily routine will help to cope with the problem.
Here’s what you can do:
Exercise for pregnant women stimulates all body systems and makes them work harder. But before doing the exercises, you need to consult a doctor to make sure that there is no uterine tone.
Also, the body is toned by walking in the fresh air.
You need to reconsider your diet. It is worth temporarily limiting the use of black bread, legumes, cabbage in any form, mushrooms, apples, corn. Carbonated drinks are completely excluded.
A quick way to relieve bloating is to put a warm heating pad on your stomach and then give it a gentle massage. Movements should be smooth, clockwise.
You need to wear loose clothing that does not constrict the body at the waist and abdomen.
You can also consult with your doctor about the possibility of prescribing carminative drugs. They eliminate gas formation in a short time.
Early bloating is an unpleasant problem, but fortunately, it does not affect the baby’s well-being and the further course of pregnancy in any way.
obstetrician-gynecologist of the Semeynaya clinic
– To avoid bloating, it is necessary to remove from the diet foods that provoke increased gas production: cabbage, radishes, radishes, peppers and eggplants, all legumes, including green beans, chickpeas, lentils, peas, beans, soybeans, mushrooms, corn. You should also exclude fresh apples, grapes, plums, peaches and apricots, all soda drinks, dairy products, fatty meats, smoked meats, yeast bread and baked goods.
In your diet, you need to introduce foods that will help reduce flatulence, such as rice, buckwheat, lean meats, poultry, whole grain bread, boiled beets and carrots, lean fish and seafood, green tea, oatmeal in water, protein omelets, fresh greens.