What to do if pregnant women are dehydrated

Pregnant women undergo significant physical changes and are easily affected by various adverse factors, which can cause serious damage to the development of the fetus. For example, dehydration is a common phenomenon in pregnant women. It will cause long-term physical weakness in pregnant women and greatly increase the probability of miscarriage. Dehydration needs to be dealt with promptly. Let’s take a look at what to do if a pregnant woman becomes dehydrated? I hope everyone can understand it.

1. Catching a cold may cause mild diarrhea. Expectant mothers can use a hot water bag to apply heat to the stomach, which can help relieve the diarrhea caused by the cold. But be careful not to make it too hot. To avoid burns, wrap the hot water bottle with a towel before placing it on your stomach. Apply 3-5 times a day, each time for about 20 minutes. While applying hot compress, you can also drink a bowl of brown sugar ginger water to warm the stomach and stop diarrhea.

2. Once a pregnant mother develops diarrhea, she should drink water immediately to replenish the water and electrolytes lost due to diarrhea. To prevent dehydration, add a little salt to the water (it’s better not to taste salty). This can effectively replenish water and electrolytes. In addition, to help stop diarrhea, you can also drink more millet porridge, which also has the effect of nourishing the stomach and calming the nerves.

3. For expectant mothers with mild diarrhea, you can also cut carrots into pieces, boil them in water and drink it (about 1 carrot plus 300ML of water). Drinking it every day can effectively relieve diarrhea symptoms and will not affect the health of the fetus.

4. Eat steamed apples. Because apples contain a lot of pectin, after being steamed, they can not only absorb bacteria and toxins, but also have a good antidiarrheal effect. Unheated raw pectin works together with dietary fiber to have a laxative effect.

5. If the expectant mother has severe diarrhea, she should see an obstetrician and gynecologist immediately and avoid taking medicine at random to avoid adverse effects on the fetus. The medicine should be taken on time under the guidance of the doctor.

If a woman has chronic gastrointestinal diseases before pregnancy, she must get them treated before getting pregnant. Otherwise, it is easy to relapse after pregnancy, and the medication is quite limited. Once a pregnant woman has diarrhea or even dehydration. It will cause certain harm to the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women should not force themselves to endure diarrhea. Go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid dehydration and shock.