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Diarrhea during pregnancy
Last reviewed: 27.04.2024
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Diarrhea in pregnancy can be caused by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, in particular, the colon, disorders in the work of the nervous system, the intake of medications, various general diseases, as well as toxicosis, infectious agents, since it is during pregnancy that the woman's body is particularly acute reacts to food toxins.
Problems associated with violations in the intestines during pregnancy, most women experience. Diagnosis of the disease and diarrhea in pregnancy based on common symptoms. Determine the cause of diarrhea allows analysis of stool, as well as bacteriological examination.
In most cases, diarrhea during pregnancy makes itself felt in the early stages, which is primarily due to the hormonal changes that occur in the body of a pregnant woman.
A chair with diarrhea can be of different frequency and consistency - mushy, foamy, watery, with spotting or mucus. Diarrhea during pregnancy is accompanied by a rather uncomfortable and painful sensations, a feeling of nausea, bloating, flatulence, chills, general malaise.
[Treatment Diarrhea during pregnancy
How is diarrhea treated during pregnancy?
If diarrhea is moderately expressed during pregnancy, a sufficiently adjusted diet can be sufficient to treat it. Fat, spicy, dairy products should be excluded from the diet. As a preventive agent, you can prepare a rice broth, drink black tea. If diarrhea in pregnancy is too intense manifestations, the first day may be recommended complete starvation.
In case of diarrhea, a decoction of dried fruits of a viburnum with honey can help with pregnancy: one liter of boiled water should be mixed with a portion of dried fruits of the viburnum (about one glass), then boiled for eight to ten minutes, then drain and add to the mixture two or three tablespoons of honey. To consume ready-made broth follows two-three times a day on 1/3 parts of a glass. Before taking any herbal remedies, make sure that you do not have an allergic reaction to the ingredients in their composition.
If diarrhea in pregnancy is associated with neurological problems, it is necessary to take sedatives that are not contraindicated in pregnancy. You can brew mint, lemon balm, chamomile, motherwort, hawthorn, linden. Do not use tranquilizers and barbiturates. A good soothing effect also has aromatic essential oils when applied to the wrists or the temporal region, if there is no individual intolerance of the constituent components.
When intestinal infection is prescribed antibacterial therapy, strictly according to the doctor's prescription, since the independent use of medications can be a threat not only to the health of the future mother, but also to the development of the fetus.
Treatment of diarrhea also involves the normalization of the water balance, since the body loses a lot of fluid. Therefore, with diarrhea, drinking is recommended. In these cases, you can also use such drugs as rehydron, smect, activated charcoal, enterosgel, enterodesis, which remove harmful substances from the body.
Prevention
How is diarrhea prevented during pregnancy?
Preventing diarrhea during pregnancy is the normalization and correction of diet, in compliance with hygiene standards, strengthening the protective functions of the body, taking special vitamin-mineral complexes for pregnant women (pregnavit, multitabs perinatal, vitrum prenatal, alphabet-mother's health, etc.). Meals recommended frequent and fractional, it is desirable to eat boiled or steamed food, before consuming vegetables and fruits, they must be thoroughly washed.
Diarrhea during pregnancy causes excessive contractile activity of the intestines, which in turn can provoke hypertension of the uterus and other negative consequences. Diarrhea in pregnancy in the absence of proper treatment is dangerous due to its complications, including dehydration of the body, the threat of termination of pregnancy, general intoxication of the body. Do not hesitate to contact your gynecologist for any complaints.