Acute gastroenteritis in pregnant women and treatment

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Inflammation of the gastric mucosa and small intestine, which has a viral or bacterial nature, mainly affects pregnant women, children and the elderly. The danger of this disease is that it is transmitted to the child, and the newborn from the first days of his life is already sick with gastroenteritis. Therefore, it is so important to diagnose the disease in time and to start effective treatment.

The onset of bacterial gastroenteritis in pregnancy is associated with the penetration of staphylococci, salmonella, microorganisms of dysentery and other bacteria into the intestine. Rotavirus provokes the development of viral inflammation and, as a rule, it is based on the so-called disease of dirty hands, as well as poor-quality food and water, dirty cutlery, towels.

After infection with bacteria or infection, gastroenteritis may not appear until five days( incubation period) and the very first sign of the disease is diarrhea. With mild disease, accompanying diarrhea, vomiting can be a single-shot, and with severe intestinal vomiting, vomiting is repeated throughout the day repeatedly and can lead to dehydration.

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To excessive loss of water content in the body leads also to prolonged diarrhea, when during the day the number of acts of defecation can reach 15 times. In pregnancy, gastroenteritis, which contributes to dehydration, can even lead to death if you do not take emergency measures. Especially it is necessary in case of acute gastroenteritis in pregnancy.

Treatment of gastroenteritis in pregnancy

Treatment of gastroenteritis in pregnant women is based on the same rules as for other categories of patients, but with some nuances, since they can not take certain medications. The complex of activities includes:

  1. Diet with the exception of animal fats and the restriction of foods rich in fiber. In the diet should be easily digestible fats and proteins of animal origin in sufficient quantities. Given that when dehydrating the body is the loss of nutrients, it is necessary to ensure sufficient intake of vitamins, minerals.
  2. Receiving of sparing medicines, in strict accordance with the prescriptions of doctors.
  3. Increases fluid intake. If necessary, appoint intravenous injection.

Traditional medicine also has a rich practice of treating acute gastroenteritis in pregnant women with plants, herbs and fruits that remove the phenomenon of diarrhea and strengthen the immune system.

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