Stomach pain in early pregnancy

Abdominal pain is a common problem in the early stages of pregnancy, and most of the time it is caused by the involvement of the uterine ligaments, so there will be a slight abdominal pain, but this pain will not last long. Generally, as the fetus continues to grow, the mother's body burden gradually adapts. If you feel pain on both sides of your abdomen in the early stages of pregnancy, you need to be especially careful.

The most common cause of abdominal pain in early pregnancy is the enlargement of the uterus and the extension of the uterine ligaments. Usually this pain is not severe and may cause some discomfort but will not affect your daily life. The location of the pain is not fixed, sometimes in the left lower abdomen, sometimes in the right lower abdomen, and the pain lasts for a very short time.

As the fetus continues to grow, the burden on the expectant mother's abdomen and body gradually increases. In addition, as delivery approaches, the frequency of abdominal pain will increase significantly compared to the second trimester. However, sometimes pregnant women have stomach pain because of gastrointestinal discomfort caused by eating something too cold or spoiled food. This is the case with my sister. Therefore, you must pay attention to a healthy diet during pregnancy, do not eat something too hard or too cold, and don't eat spoiled food.

If a pregnant woman experiences intermittent abdominal pain, a heavy pain in the lower abdomen, and bleeding from the vagina, this may be a sign of miscarriage and she should go to the hospital immediately.

Is it normal for pregnant women to have stomach pain?

There are many reasons why pregnant women may experience stomach pain. Is it normal for pregnant women to experience stomach pain? Now let’s take a look at under what circumstances it is normal for pregnant women to have abdominal pain and under what circumstances it is abnormal?

1. Normal pain during pregnancy. Pregnant women experience stomach pain because the uterus gradually becomes larger during embryonic development. At this time, pregnant women will feel discomfort and stomach pain, but this pain is often mild, so pregnant women do not need to worry too much.

2. Signs of threatened miscarriage. However, if the abdominal pain comes in waves, or is continuous pain in the lower abdomen, like the pain before or during menstruation, and is accompanied by vaginal bleeding, it may be threatened abortion and you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

3. Eating spoiled or overly frozen food. Intestinal cramps caused by eating spoiled or too cold food can make pregnant women feel stomach pain.

4. Causes of disease. Diseases such as acute gastritis, gastroenteritis, acute pancreatitis and degeneration of uterine fibroids can also cause pregnant women to feel abdominal pain.

If a pregnant woman experiences abdominal pain at first during pregnancy, then it is normal abdominal pain because the growing fetus is pressing on the uterus little by little, so there is no need to worry about this situation. If a pregnant mother experiences any of the last three types of abdominal pain during pregnancy, then you must act quickly. In the face of these abnormal abdominal pains, we must be responsible for ourselves and the fetus.