Pregnancy, in which there is a restructuring of the female body, is often accompanied by various disorders. The main symptoms of such disorders are:
- severe vomiting;
- abundant diarrhea;
- bloating;
- sharp pains in the lower abdomen;
- acute stomach pain.
The most common type of disorder is diarrhea. The increased motility of the large intestine, damaged mucous membrane causes a malfunction in the normal process of absorption of water in the intestines during pregnancy and, as a consequence, diarrhea. Reductions in muscle tissue in the large intestine of a woman are regulated by the nervous system, and anxiety is also the cause of a loose stool.
Why do pregnant women have diarrhea?
If the cause of diarrhea in women are hormonal changes or upset of the stool is caused by the preparation for an early delivery, then this is considered a normal process. Among the causes of diarrhea in pregnancy pathological effects can be identified:
- malnutrition;
- reception of medicines based on treatment, multivitamin complexes;
- gastric and intestinal dyspepsia;
- acute intestinal infection;
- gastroenterocolitis, exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis;
- stress, anxiety.
Regardless of the cause of diarrhea in pregnant women, caused by pathological effects other than diarrhea, there are often other symptoms. For example, when food poisoning is possible, too high fever, the urge to vomit, nausea. Intoxication of the body is accompanied by a weakening of the body, a headache, a decrease in blood pressure, which can lead to fainting.
Dehydration of the body, which takes place under severe diarrhea, causes thickening of the blood. In turn, this condition leads to the development of varicose veins and thrombosis, as well as the threat of miscarriage. The danger of such a condition is immeasurably increased at a period of 36-38 weeks, when the immune system of the future mother is most weakened and access of pathogens to the baby in the womb is possible. A light, liquid stool without pain syndrome can be fixed using a special diet for pregnant women. It is necessary to drink plenty of unsweetened weak tea or boiled warm water, it is advisable to take Regidron's diluted powder.
During the formation of the fetus, the placenta needs increased intake of vitamins and microelements. However, special preparations, vitamins and trace elements taken in large quantities, can be the cause of diarrhea during pregnancy. If this symptom occurs after taking the drug, then it is necessary to designate a more suitable complex. The reaction of the intestine in a woman with a loose stool can be caused by taking certain medications. With the increase in pregnancy and the increase in the volume of the abdomen, the load on the internal organs of the woman increases, moving and squeezing individual sections of the gastrointestinal tract. As a result, it is possible to develop cholecystitis, gestational jaundice and other diseases accompanied by diarrhea.
What are the causes of diarrhea in women?
Depending on the type of stool and the cause of the development of diarrhea in a woman, it is divided into the following types:
- Hyperexudative with discharge of blood, mucus and purulent masses caused by infection or ulcerative colitis, carcinoma.
- Cholera and intestinal infections cause a secretory form of diarrhea. It is characterized by a watery stool with a greenish tinge.
- With dysbacteriosis, changes in morphological signs of the intestine, enzyme ailments, osmolar diarrhea appears, in which the absorption of certain components is disturbed. Liquid extracts at the same time contain the remains of food in undigested form.
- As a result of abnormal muscular contraction of the intestine, hyper- and hypokinetic diarrhea develops with mucus stool. Factors affecting the development of this species are IBS, nerve disorders, the use of laxatives in large doses.
Why diarrhea in pregnant women can be explained by violations of the usual diet. The need for women in salted cucumbers, tomatoes, milk, which occurs in women, contributes to irritation of the stomach and causes diarrhea. Digestive disorders cause hormonal changes in the body of a future mother, an increased state of anxiety. At an early stage of pregnancy, it is possible to use poor-quality products, when a small intake of them may be the cause of a loose stool.
Another reason for diarrhea in women can be worms, which are the carriers of pets. Treatment of mild diarrhea in women can be carried out at home, but in cases of pain and general malaise, hospital treatment is necessary. If the loose stool, even in the absence of other symptoms, becomes a constant companion of a woman in an "interesting" position, then it is necessary to consult a doctor to establish the cause of such a disorder.