Pregnancy and the most frequent complaints
Nausea and vomiting are comum at the begining of a
Pregnancy. When occur
at the end of the
pregnancy may be
associated with impotant diseases, therefore should always be reported to your doctor. The instructions to pregnant women are as follows: devide up your diet ( eat more times and less food at each time), avoid fryed, greese or food with Strong or unpleasant smell; also avoid liquids during meals opting to ingesting them on breaks between meals. When the simptoms are too frequent your doctor will avaluate the need to use medication. Pirose? Heartburn? Burning ? It''s comum from the second trimester of teh pregnancy. It usually gets better with the devided up diet, reducing the chips, coffee, tea, pepper, alcohol and smoking. Measures like not laying down after meals and using more pillows to keep your head higher are also helpfull. To doctor''s criteria the pregnant could also use medication. Excess saliva is very cumum at the begining of teh pregnancy, it''s adviceble to just swallowing the saliva and following same treatment indicated for nausea and vomiting. Weakness and fainting may occur after sudden change of position and in the pregnant doesn''t eat. PREGNANT WOMEN MUST NOT GO A LONG WHILE WITHOUT EATING. Usually laying down on your side ( left preferably) breathing calmly and deeply can improve the weakness feeling and fainting. Hemorroids are commum usually at the last three months of pregnancy, after labor and also in pregnant women who have had the condition before being pregnant. In that case they must try to keep their intestinal regular habit ( keeping your intestine working well). Whenever the fezes are harden causing dificulty to evacuate the hemoroids may bleed or hurt. Diets rich in fibers and the ingestions on liquids help the intestines to work properly. Vaginal discharge is the increase of vaginal flow, it''s comum in pregnant women. The normal vaginal flow does not cause itchness, unpleasent smell, burn or pain during intercourse. REPORT TO YOUR DOCTOR ANY OF THOSE SIMPTOMS. When the water breaks (one of the signs of labor) the pacient may acknowledge an increase of the vaginal discharge. It''s always nevessary to let your doctor know when you suspect your water has broken. Urinary complaints: the increase of times a pregnant women has to urinate is comum, especially in the beggining anf at the end of the pregnant once theres an uterine increase and compression of the bladder. Because urinary infections are more comum amongst pregnant women when theres a burning sensation or pain while urinating, blood in the urine or fever your doctor must be notified. Shortness of breath? Dyspnea - dificulty breathing. The uterine enlargement and the increase of the respetory frequency may cause those symptoms. Usually laying down on your side will help with the shortness of breath. If there are any other associated symptoms( cough, fever, swelling) there may be a cardiac or repertory disease associated. Breats pain: The breasts increase in volume during pregnancy which often cause pain. A pregnant woman should use a bra with good support. The breasts exam usually rules out more serious problems. Back pain and joint pain: during the pregnancy the joints become more mobile and that frequently causes back pain as well as joint pains in the knees and ankles. Pregnant women tend to have a posture that causes back pain. The excessive weignt increase can also cause pain. The prevention is to avoid the excessive increase of the weight, doing regular exercises, correct posture, avoid using high heels and unconfortable shoes. Headachs are more frequently associated with conflicts, fears and tensions,however THEY CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SERIOUS DISEASES. The presence of high blood presuremust b avoided. Your doctor will evaluate the need of medication. Bleeding gums: in the pregnancy stage it is more comum the bleeding of the mucous membranes (nose, gum) as weled vascularization in the mucous your small blood vessels are more fragile. The more comum cause is the cronic inflamations of the gum. The pregnant woman should brush her teeth with a soft brush, massaging the gum and flossing. This symptom has to be notified to your doctor ( ocasionally it can be associated to other blood coagulation problems) and your dentist. Swelling in the legs? Swelling: Especially at the end of pregnancy swelling of the lower limbs occurs. When not associated with loss of protein in the urine and high blood pressure usually reflects the accumulation of fluid characteristic of pregnancy. There are position that dificult the the venous return (return of blood to the heart from the legs). Pregnant women with swelling should not be standing up or sitting (standing) for a long time. It is advisable to exercise the legs (walking). The swelling decreases in the lying down position (preferably on the left side) and with the elevation of the legs above the heart. Another important mesure is to take off all rings from your fingers because they may be dificult to remore later in case swelling occurs. Cramps may occur during pregnancy, usually after excessive exercise. When it occurs, the muscle should be massaged and you can apply heat on the spot.