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Is it possible to press on during pregnancy?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Problems with the digestive process - a phenomenon quite common among all people, and especially this issue becomes relevant in pregnant women. Future mothers often suffer from constipation, especially if the predisposition to them was before pregnancy or a woman suffered earlier from problems with defecation.
If you want, you do not want to go to the toilet, but you have to walk around in a big way anyway. And before pregnancy, it was always a way to exert strong pressure, this action could be made without any scruples of conscience. But during pregnancy, any future mother intuitively understands that this can be somewhat dangerous and turns out to be right, which is confirmed by proctologists.
Specialists unanimously assert that it is extremely undesirable to stick with pregnancy, as this leads to an increase in contractile processes in the uterus, which is not timely at the early stages. Therefore, the logical continuation of thoughts in this direction is the desire to avoid constipation in principle.
[Why can not you push yourself during pregnancy?
If we consider such a time as pushing during pregnancy during constipation, then in this case there are several nuances:
- pushing with pregnancy can be dangerous if you do it very intensively, in the case of periodic low-tension, problems can be avoided;
- due to the fact that the abdominal muscles are severely straining, it can become an impetus to the development of hemorrhoids, as well as a dangerous probability of miscarriage;
- to avoid constipation and digestive problems, experts advise adhering to a diet in which there would be a lot of fiber; help can also exercise in a reasonable amount, control the amount of liquid drunk.
Why does pregnancy occur constipation?
At pregnancy the level of such hormone as progesterone rises. It has the property of suppressing the activity of the intestines, so that the future mother may suffer from constipation. Another common cause of the problem of constipation during pregnancy is small motor activity. A typical mistake of pregnant women: future mothers try not to expose themselves to all kinds of dangers, and therefore move little. And this is fundamentally wrong and everything else promises a problem of constipation.
To avoid edema, many expectant mothers reduce water intake. If you drink less with pregnancy, then the chair "hardens", which also leads to constipation.
How to prevent constipation during pregnancy?
To avoid the risk of constipation, experts advise certain preventive measures. Gymnastics for pregnant women in addition to their main benefit, also help get rid of this very unpleasant problem.
Do not be afraid to drink a lot of fluids - the idea that a large amount of water consumed threatens edema of the legs, has long been outdated and is not true (edema is usually caused by very different causes). But just to solve the problem of constipation, liquid will be very handy.
Normalization of digestive processes and stool is well promoted by fiber, therefore in the diet there must necessarily be more vegetables, fruits, cereals. But tinned food, half-finished products and sweets, on the contrary, should not be carried away.
Is it harmful to push on during pregnancy?
Pushing is not the most useful process for any person. Tightening during pregnancy is dangerous with the development of hemorrhoids and bleeding, the probability of miscarriage increases, premature birth may begin because of the strengthening of uterine contractions.
The first and third trimesters are the most responsible and completely "unsuitable for pushing. Unless the future mother will do this not very often and not too much. Easy and accurate tugging of harm to the baby should not be applied.
Exercise during pregnancy can be harmful in the event that a woman has constant problems with going to the toilet "in large". Then it is worth consulting with the doctor, what measures it is better to take in a specific case, what diet to choose for softening the chair; sometimes he can prescribe a laxative medication.