The common problems during pregnancy are
morning sickness, heartburn, body aches, and so on. Let’s deal with these
problems!
In
pregnancy, women have to face many diseases.
Anaemia
Anaemia is a common symptom appeared in all
pregnant women. Demand of blood to provide for babies is the cause of anaemia
and lack of iron. Anaemia happens most in the first 3 months and last 3 months
of pregnancy.
Symptoms
Fatigue
Pale skin
Headache
Asthenia
Can
anaemia be prevented?
To provide enough blood for babies and
mothers during pregnancy, women should supplement high iron foods such as red
meat, fish oil, red beans, spinach, cereals (rice).
How
to treat pregnant anaemia?
When you take antenatal care, if the result
of blood test shows that you have anaemia, take iron tablet according to
doctor’s instructions.
One of the common effects of using blood
tonic is constipation. Tell doctor about the condition of your constipation to
have reasonable treatment. Moreover, to limit this symptom you should drink
much water, eat vegetables and foods having cool temper.
Is
anaemia dangerous?
You can obviously feel signs of anaemia
such as fatigue, shortness of breath and dizziness. Anaemia in pregnancy can
make babies not be provided enough oxygen and affect babies’ development.
Consult specialists as soon as you see symptoms of anaemia.
Morning
sickness, heartburn and body aches are common symptoms of women during
pregnancy.
Backache
Hormones in pregnancy will stretch joints,
ligaments and muscles to prepare for childbirth. Therefore, pregnant women are
easy to suffer sprain and backache. Baby’s weight also put pressure on mother’s
spine and pelvis, which causes backache to be more serious.
Advice
to reduce backache in pregnancy
Use specific pillows for pregnant women
when sleeping. They are pillows which have sharp of letter C, U, and T.
Apply hot compresses or cold compresses to
your back each evening.
If the pain is too serious, take paracetamol,
but you need to consult doctor in advance.
Practice some exercises for back.
Do not lift heavy items; they will make
pain become more severe. If the pain continues to be more serious, contact with
doctor to have suitable treatment method because it can be the symptom of other
dangerous diseases in pregnancy.
Bleeding gums
During pregnancy, gums trend to become soft
and easy to bleed, especially when brushing teeth. The reason for this
phenomenon is increase of hormones, ligaments, and tissues in the body that
causes high risk of gingivitis, and problems of oral health.
How to prevent bleeding gums?
Using soft brush and dental thread
frequently (at least twice a day) can decrease this symptom. Furthermore, you
need to visit dentist regularly or whenever recognizing bleeding gums.
Is
bleeding gums dangerous?
Many researches indicated that oral
diseases are concerned with premature and underweight in babies. Therefore, you
should see dentist immediately if your teeth have any problems.
Drink
enough water to reduce symptoms of pregnant diseases.
Constipation
Constipation is one of the most common
symptoms in pregnancy due to the change of progesterone hormone, which slows
down movement of intestine. Constipation is more severe when you supplement
iron for body.
5
ways to limit constipation
Drinking much water – fresh water, fruit
juices, or herbal teas – are good for pregnant women. Besides, you need to
avoid tea and coffee during pregnancy.
Eat fresh fruits and vegetables.
Do not eat too much foods containing sugar
because they can jam digestive system.
Walk and swim regularly to circulate
digestive system.
Do not hasten to go to toilet much because
it causes stress for you.
Try this
method
A glass of warm water added a little lemon
juice for every morning has effect on warming up and clearing intestine tract
before eating other things. Also choose foods that have cool temper to provide
your body every day.
Is
constipation dangerous?
If you feel too uncomfortable, headache and
cannot use toilet during 5 – 7 days in a row, that means pressure on intestine
has created bacteria and intestine is infected seriously. You need to see
doctor immediately.
