Difficulties with natural emptying of the intestine are more or less familiar to more than half of all women who were in an "interesting position".If these complications occur early in pregnancy or before the onset of labor, the risk of complications in this case is significantly increased. In the fight against constipation, different methods are used, but if the diet does not help, activization of physical activity and folk remedies, the last option is an enema. At the same time, such external interference in the natural process of defecation even in normal life has negative consequences. It is all the more dangerous if this method of eliminating stagnant phenomena in the intestine is used during the period of gestation. Therefore, the question immediately arises, is it possible for pregnant women to put an enema in constipation or is it better to abstain?
Whether it is possible for pregnant women to make an enema with constipation is solved in each individual case, taking into account very many factors. With regard to the use of washing for bowel problems, the decision is made based on the analysis of the following data:
- of gestational age and conditions of leakage;
- general health and woman's health status;
- were there previous pregnancies and how they flowed.
Can an enema with constipation be pregnant?
There are also contraindications, when the enema during pregnancy from constipation, regardless of the reasons that caused its necessity, is strictly prohibited. It can be:
- weakened state, poor state of health and severe headaches;
- abdominal pain of an unidentified nature;
- exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- nausea;
- bowel disease, hemorrhoids, renal or heart failure, and other diseases.
It is not recommended to resort to enema during constipation during pregnancy if there is a threat of spontaneous termination of pregnancy in the first trimester, or with problems with the intestines after the 36th week with the possibility of miscarriage. In the generic process and peristalsis of the intestine participates the same group of muscles and increasing the tone of the uterus when applying the washing procedure can lead to a real threat of termination of pregnancy. The undesirability of using any cleaning procedure is that simultaneously with the removal of residual products of the digestive process, the beneficial microflora is washed away, disrupting the balance.
In addition, the exclusion of muscles from the intended participation in the process of bowel evacuation leads to the development of a "lazy" intestine. And if you resort to an enema pregnant with constipation to relieve defecation often, you can generally accustom your muscles to inactivity, which makes it difficult and even impossible for you to have an independent labor activity, without outside interference. In the event that the necessary emergency help in cleaning the intestines, or other methods did not have a positive effect, an enema with constipation for pregnant women is not only possible, but also necessary. At the same time, how to do an enema from constipation, what temperature, and to what extent, should only the doctor decide. In no case can you decide on your own whether it is possible to make an enema pregnant with constipation, in order to avoid negative consequences.
When water purification is performed by a pregnant woman, the temperature of the water used is very important. It is forbidden to use cold water at a temperature below 22 ° C, since it strongly stimulates peristalsis. The action of medium-temperature water( room temperature) is soft, but effective, great for stimulating the process of cleaning the bowels of stool. Use of such cool water is not recommended for increased uterine tone or spastic constipation. Well-tolerated enema with warm( 37-39 ° C) water, less effective than with cool water and it is recommended for spastic constipation.
In addition to the clean water used for cleaning, it is possible to use a soda solution that has a soothing effect. If the pregnant woman has constipation and hemorrhoids, then use a cleansing enema with chemist's oil( olive, sunflower, sea buckthorn, etc.) in a volume of not more than one hundred milliliters. Perhaps some addition of oil to the usual cleansing micro-enema for calming the hemorrhoids and a softer fecal retreat. A convenient and effective method of cleansing the intestines, the most often recommended in modern conditions, is the preparation Mikrolaks, which is already ready microclysters.
In view of the harmful effects of filling the intestine with large volumes of water, the liquid administered to pregnant women should be small in volume and not more than half a liter. Do washing the intestines at home preferably, or in the early morning, until seven in the morning, or in the evening, before going to bed. If earlier similar procedures were also used for medicinal purposes, then today there are other methods of treatment, for example, candles. Now enemas are put only to eliminate problems with defecation and in exceptional cases.