A healthy diet helps to reduce heartburn in
late gestation period.
The cause of heartburn
72 out of 100 expectant mothers have
heartburn during gestation period, especially in late period. According to
experts, the symptom is caused by hormones (affecting the embryo) which operate
in mother’s muscles to adapt with embryo growth. To prepare for baby’s birth,
pregnant woman often fell uncomfortable in muscle lying in gullet. Thus, the
muscular operations between gullet and stomach don’t affect each other much. And
gastric juice easily flows backward up to gullet.
Hormone’s movement is one of the reasons
for heartburn in early gestation period. It’s wrong to think that heartburn occurs
only in last three months. Actually, this symptom can take place at any time
during pregnancy and it is commonly seen in last three months.
Baby’s development is also among reasons
for heartburn. It pushes compressed gas in the stomach upward while thrusting other
things inside stomach and enhances the chance of heartburn.
How to solve?
Heartburn is incurable but there’re some
ways to relieve it thanks to proper diet and healthy habits. Here are some notes
the pregnant must take:
Have
many small meals
Instead of 3 main meals, expectant mothers
should have many small meals. She’s They are recommended to chew carefully and
slow while eating as eating fast or too much easily leads to heartburn.
Instead
of 3 main meals, expectant mothers should have many small meals.
Don’t
eat before sleep
Avoid consume any food before bedtime. The
last meal is 3 hours before sleep. Don’t lie instantly after meal as it creates
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.
Stay
away from disadvantageous foods
These foods include peppermint, tea, fat-rich
foods (baked cakes, sweetened cake, and canned/fried/toasted food), wine, caffeine
(coffee, chocolate, coco cola), additives (curry, chilli, chili sauce).
Lie
on one side
Pregnant woman must lie on one side and not
lie instantly after meal. Some expectant mothers get used to eat at night,
which will worsen the symptom of heartburn. When sleeping, women have to put their
heads on a pillow to keep acid below diaphragm.
It’s
recommended to lie on one side and not to lie instantly after meal.
Control
weight
It’s normal for women to gain weight during
pregnancy though if weight rises fast and in great level, it must be
considered.
Most of obese people easily get heartburn. In
case of exceptionally gaining weight, you have to consult doctor. According to
statistics, 35% of overweighed people have heartburn.
Note
Some pregnant women buy medicine to relieve
heartburn without doctor’s permission. This can be very dangerous as they don’t
know how risky the medicine can be for the pregnant.
It’s not allowed to use medicines that lower
the amount of gastric acid without any permission from doctor. Overdosing may
decrease the body’s iron consumption, resulting in anemia.
