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Pancreatitis during pregnancy
Pancreatitis is a lesion of the pancreas that is accompanied by an acute inflammatory process. Those who are prone to overeating and drinking alcohol suffer from this ailment.
Pancreatitis during pregnancy: two types of disease
Pancreatitis during pregnancy is rare; according to statistics, 1 in 10 thousand people suffer from this disease. In most cases, this ailment is caused by a reaction to medication, trauma to the pancreatic duct, and the formation of stones in the bile duct.
How is pancreatitis during pregnancy?
There are two types of the course of this disease:
- Acute – rarely occurs, but it poses a serious threat to the health of the future baby and mother.
- Chronic – detected in the first 12 weeks, symptomatically similar to toxicosis.
As a rule, women learn about the disease when they are already in position. Since their immunity is suppressed, all latent diseases can be activated. Pancreatitis is no exception.
Pancreatitis and pregnancy
Pancreatitis during pregnancy is treated differently depending on the type of pancreatitis. In order to distinguish the form of the course of the disease, you should be aware of its symptoms. In the acute type, the following symptoms appear:
- severe pain in the upper abdomen;
- backache;
- rapid rise in temperature;
- nausea and vomiting;
- bloating;
- a decrease in blood pressure;
- general malaise.
The chronic form has a number of the following symptoms:
- heaviness after eating;
- flatulence;
- frequent loose or oily stools;
- dry lips and swelling of the eyelids;
- bouts of abdominal pain;
- frequent nausea and vomiting;
- a sweet taste in the mouth and an unpleasant odor.
If at least one of the symptoms is found, you must immediately undergo a medical examination.
Treatment of pancreatitis in pregnant women
It is believed that pregnancy with chronic pancreatitis is fairly easy, but in the first trimester there is a high risk of termination. With a timely and correct method of treatment, in most cases, about 85%, it is possible to bear a healthy child.
All methods of treating pancreatitis are aimed at eliminating its painful symptoms and stabilizing the psychoemotional state of the patient, after which the woman’s body is subjected to powerful anti-infectious therapy. To reduce the risks of suppuration, treatment is often carried out with antibiotics, after which patients take homeopathic medicines to normalize the intestinal microflora and increase immunity.
Childbirth is carried out in a natural way, and only if there is a threat of termination of pregnancy or the life of the mother, can they prescribe a cesarean section or medically cause premature birth.