Causes of brown vaginal discharge and stomach pain during pregnancy

What is the reason for brown leucorrhea and stomach pain during pregnancy? I believe that many expectant mothers have encountered this phenomenon during pregnancy. Do you know what causes this phenomenon? First of all, we need to know that if it is just simple stomach pain, it may be caused by uterine enlargement, but if it is accompanied by brown leucorrhea, it may be a threatened abortion. Now let us understand the specific reasons.

1. Fetal factors

Threatened abortion is mainly manifested by pregnancy bleeding and abdominal pain in early pregnancy. Generally, during the threatened abortion stage, vaginal bleeding is less and abdominal pain is mild. Ectopic pregnancy usually causes vaginal bleeding about 40 days after amenorrhea, often accompanied by dull pain, bloating, and heaviness in the lower abdomen. For hydatidiform mole, bleeding occurs later than in miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, usually around 3 months.

2. Maternal Factors

Caused by gynecological inflammation, brown vaginal discharge in the early stages of pregnancy may also be caused by the mother suffering from vaginitis, cervical erosion, cervical polyps, endometrial lesions, tumors, etc.

3. Lifestyle Factors

Improper personal hygiene, not paying attention to personal hygiene in daily life, causing local infection and causing bacterial infection

4. Check for this situation

Clue cell examination shows that many bacteria are condensed around the vaginal epithelial cells, making their edges blurred. These are clue cells, the most sensitive and specific sign of bacterial vaginosis. Brown vaginal discharge may also be caused by this. Microbiological examination mainly checks for Trichomonas and fungi. After the leucorrhea is processed, the presence of Trichomonas or fungi can be detected based on its morphology under a microscope.

V. Countermeasures

This is because the uterus has already been conceived and there is residual waste flowing out of the endometrium. This happens in the first three months of pregnancy. But it should be distinguished from "threatened abortion", which is when the brown color turns to red and there is bleeding or menstrual-like symptoms. The normal color is brown and will disappear when you wipe it off when you go to the toilet. Generally once every two or three days, once or twice a day. This won’t be the case later on.

6. Causes of abdominal pain during pregnancy

Physiological abdominal pain in the early stages of pregnancy. Many pregnant women always feel some stomach pain, sometimes accompanied by early pregnancy reactions such as vomiting. This is mainly caused by increased gastric acid secretion in the early stages of pregnancy. At this time, you should pay attention to diet adjustment. The meals should be light and easy to digest. You can eat some toasted steamed bread slices or soda crackers for breakfast. The discomfort will disappear naturally as the first trimester ends. Abdominal pain in early pregnancy may not be caused by pregnancy, but many other conditions can also cause abdominal pain. Some of the most common causes of abdominal pain that your doctor will consider include: gastrointestinal viral infection, food poisoning, appendicitis, kidney stones, hepatitis, gallbladder disease, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, etc.

The above are the reasons for brown vaginal discharge and abdominal pain during pregnancy. No matter which stage of pregnancy you are in, you need to pay attention to this phenomenon and never take it lightly. It is best to take the brown vaginal discharge to the hospital for examination and let the doctor help determine whether the brown vaginal discharge is bleeding. If it is a threatened abortion, you must receive timely treatment to preserve the fetus.