Swelling belly in early pregnancy

In daily life, due to the first pregnancy, you will feel physical discomfort. Especially after many female friends have just become pregnant, they will feel that their bodies are under a certain amount of pressure and their lower abdomen is bloated. In fact, these phenomena are very normal. Let us understand what is going on.

How much do you know about pain during pregnancy?

Pain during pregnancy can occur in different parts of the body from head to toe. Most pains are caused by physiological phenomena, while a few are caused by pathological factors. Therefore, understanding the nature of pain is beneficial to the physical health of mother and baby.

Headache: Some women may experience dizziness and mild headache in the early stages of pregnancy. This is a common early pregnancy reaction. If the headache becomes increasingly severe after 6 months of pregnancy, accompanied by vomiting, chest tightness, and even blurred vision with open eyes and stars with closed eyes, as well as edema, hypertension and proteinuria, this is a serious complication of pregnancy-induced hypertension. If not treated promptly, it may develop into convulsions and coma, endangering the safety of mother and child.

Chest pain: Chest pain during pregnancy occurs between the ribs, like neuropathy. Some people experience pain in the liver area or pain on both sides of the spine in the back. It may be due to calcium deficiency caused by pregnancy, or due to excessive expansion of the chest due to the lifting of the diaphragm.

Stomach pain: Muscle movement of the digestive organs slows down during pregnancy. There is often a feeling of bloating and fullness in the stomach. Some pregnant women may experience constant heartburn and acid reflux, which is caused by retrograde gastric peristalsis caused by pregnancy, causing the acidic contents in the stomach to reflux from the stomach to the esophagus and throat, irritating the mucosa.

Abdominal pain: Some women may feel pulling pain and a feeling of falling in the pelvic area in the early stages of pregnancy. This may be caused by retroverted uterus or congestion and dilation of pelvic blood vessels after pregnancy. If the abdominal pain is severe and accompanied by vaginal bleeding, it may be a sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy and you must seek medical attention immediately. After the second half of pregnancy, the uterus rapidly enlarges month by month, and the ligaments around the uterus change from their original relaxed state to a tense state, especially the pair of round ligaments located on the front side of the uterus, which can cause traction and distension pain.

In the above article, we learned about the bloating in the early stages of pregnancy. In fact, as the fetus develops in the abdomen and grows day by day, and your own stomach and intestines are prone to bloating, it is understandable that the belly will always be bloated. You can pay attention to your daily diet.