Solutions for Discomforts and Pains Experienced During Pregnancy
During pregnancy, a woman feels sudden and rapid physical and emotional changes in herself. Some dramatic changes in the body are unexpected and make you feel unhappy or miserable about your own body. Along with this, the hormones take a roller coaster ride and can result in a foul temperament, sudden mood swings, depression and irritation. Pregnancy can cause a lot of discomfort to the woman, physically and emotionally. However, there are ways to cope up with them.
Discomforts and Solutions:
- Abdomen Pain: There is a sudden weight gain during pregnancy and carrying extra pounds inside your womb is not an easy task. This extra weight of the baby can take a toll on your legs, feet, hips and on the other internal organs of the body. This can result in a perpetual discomfort and pain in the lower abdomen starting from as early as the 20th week pf the pregnancy.
All these pains can be lowered or temporarily relieved, by lying down, and taking rest and ample sleep.
- Heat burns: during pregnancy one experiences extreme discomfort and pain in the upper part of the abdomen due to heat burns.
To avoid or reduce this, have smaller meals frequently instead of three large meals, sit upright for sometime during and after your meals, go for strolls and walks. You can also take small doses of antacids with your physician’s permission. However, if the pain increases consult your doctor.
- Morning Sickness: with the rapid changes in the hormones at the initial trimester of the pregnancy, a pregnant woman can experience bouts of nausea, especially in mornings, or vomiting. This can be accompanied with loss of appetite.
To avoid this discomfort, eat a little potion of a bland food, before getting out of the bed. In addition, smaller and frequent meal portions can help reduce the nausea. However, if you suffer from serious vomiting throughout your pregnancy then consult your doctor, as it can be something serious.
- Constipation: constipation in pregnancy is a severe side effect. Severe constipation, if untreated, can even lead to haemorrhoids. However, haemorrhoids can also occur due to severe pressure on pelvic veins due to the uterus weight.
To correct this problem, add many fruits, vegetables and salads to your meals to increase the consumption of fibre, exercise and go for walks. You can even use lubrication creams, stool softener or laxatives under the supervision of your doctor.
- Swollen and Painful Feet: due to the increased weight, uterus induces pressure on the pelvic area and pelvic nerves. This pain is extended to the thighs, legs and feet. Due to this, the feet and legs can get swollen with a perpetual pressure on them and tiredness.
To avoid or reduce this discomfort, take ample of rest and sleep, do not sit with your legs hanging in mid air or without support for a long period and avoid any activity which puts pressure on the legs. You can also soak your feet and leg in warm saline water to release the pain and reduce the swelling.
- Backaches: due to the increase in body weight, and enlarged abdomen, your sitting and standing postures will change. This may result in backaches.
A good exercise regimen, under the supervision of a professional instructor or doctor, can be followed to strengthen the back muscles and reduce pain. Ample of rest and sitting with a support to the back can help avoid backaches. You can also use heating pads to reduce pain.
- Pain in the Pelvis area: this discomfort is intensified in the later stages or trimester stage of the pregnancy. Some might even feel as if their pelvis is separating. This happens due to the increase in the pressure on the pelvis area exerted by the uterus. This result in loosening of the ligaments resent in the pelvis, due to some hormonal changes in the body.
This can only be avoided by taking rest and avoiding any activities, which exerts pressure on your pelvis area.
There are many discomforts and pains, a pregnant woman has to undergo during the whole pregnancy period. However, with few steps, precautionary measure, exercises, and ample of rest, these discomforts can be avoided or reduced to make your journey towards motherhood more comfortable and joyful.