Five months pregnant stomach bloating

It is normal to experience stomach bloating during the fifth month of pregnancy. This is mainly caused by the pregnant woman's increased appetite during pregnancy and eating a little more. Therefore, pregnant women can change to eating small meals frequently to relieve the symptoms of stomach bloating. When bloating occurs in the second trimester of pregnancy, we can drink more water and take appropriate walks, and eat more vegetables to promote gastrointestinal digestion, thereby relieving bloating.

1. Eat small meals frequently. To effectively relieve bloating, changing eating habits is the first priority. If the expectant mother already feels bloating, but still takes supplements and eats large amounts of food, the increased burden on gastrointestinal digestion will only make the bloating worse. Therefore, we recommend that expectant mothers in the middle and late stages of pregnancy can adopt the principle of eating small meals frequently. Remember not to eat too much at each meal, which can effectively reduce the feeling of abdominal bloating. Expectant mothers may wish to change from the habit of three meals a day to six to eight meals a day to reduce the portion of each meal. In addition to controlling protein and fat intake, adding some garlic and ginger slices when cooking can also reduce the production of abdominal bloating and gas.

2. Chew slowly. When eating, you should maintain the habit of chewing slowly, don't talk while eating, avoid sucking drinks with a straw, don't often hold sour plums or chew gum, etc., to avoid letting unnecessary excess gas enter the abdomen.

3. Supplement fiber. Expectant mothers can eat more foods rich in fiber, such as vegetables, fruits and foods rich in fiber. Vegetables such as wild rice shoots, leeks, spinach, celery, loofah, lotus roots, radishes, etc. are rich in dietary fiber; among fruits, persimmons, apples, bananas, kiwis, etc. are rich in fiber. Fiber can help intestinal peristalsis. Although liquid food is easier to eat, it is not necessarily easy to digest, so expectant mothers can choose semi-solid food.