What to do if your gums are swollen and painful during pregnancy

Some pregnant women will feel swollen and painful gums during pregnancy. This may be a symptom caused by inflammation in their body. If this is the case, try not to take any medication. The condition can only gradually improve through daily care. Pay attention to gargling and brushing your teeth more often, and eat more foods that are conducive to digestion.

1. Although swollen and painful gums are a manifestation of internal heat in pregnant women, the best way to reduce internal heat at this time is not to eat more cold food. Eating cold food will aggravate the swelling and pain of the gums, and it is not good for the fetus and the pregnant woman. Similarly, spicy, greasy, and high-calorie foods should also be fasted. At this time, it is best to go to the hospital to check oral health problems. If you have oral diseases, you should treat them in time. In addition, brush your teeth carefully in the morning and evening, and develop the habit of rinsing your mouth after meals. If conditions permit, try to brush your teeth after each meal. And drink plenty of water.

2. Rinse your mouth immediately after each meal and hold a mouthful of light salt water for five minutes and spit it out to effectively help reduce swelling and pain in pregnant women's swollen and painful gums. For pregnant women who often get angry, they should drink more salty soy milk, which can have a cooling effect on removing heat. In addition, during this stage, you must pay attention to eating more light fruits and vegetables.

3. The swollen and painful gums caused by inflammation in pregnant women are not only painful, but also make the teeth itchy and uncomfortable due to the swelling, and may even be accompanied by gingivitis and severe hypertrophy of the gums. At this time, if the gums have already grown pus, gargling with saline containing 1% hydrogen peroxide can reduce irritation to the gums and also have a sterilizing and disinfecting effect.

4. Although most anti-inflammatory drugs are harmful to pregnant women, with the development of medicine, some anti-inflammatory products specifically for pregnant women have been developed. If you have severe symptoms of inflammation such as headaches, sores in the mouth and nose, and swollen eyes, you must go to the hospital in time and take some anti-inflammatory products specifically for pregnant women that can both stabilize the fetus and clear away heat and reduce fire.

During pregnancy, due to changes in the endocrine environment of pregnant women, progesterone secretion increases, which promotes the expansion, twisting and circulation retention of the tiny blood vessels in the gums, making the gums more sensitive to mechanical stimulation. The increase in hormone secretion will destroy gingival mast cells, release histamine and lysozyme, etc., which will make the gums react more violently to external stimuli. Therefore, pregnant women are prone to gum inflammation, swelling and pain due to some stimulation.

Generally speaking, pregnant women will experience varying degrees of gum conditions from the second to third month of pregnancy. Around the eighth month of pregnancy, the swollen and painful gums will become more serious.