Is thirst a sign of pregnancy?

The body will show many reactions in the early stages of pregnancy. Inexperienced pregnant women are often more sensitive to these situations and don’t know whether it is good or bad. Some pregnant women's tastes change after pregnancy, and they like to eat spicy or sour food. Some also like to drink water and get thirsty easily, and drink more water than usual. So is this thirsty phenomenon a sign of pregnancy?

Is it normal to feel thirsty during early pregnancy?

It is normal to feel thirsty during early pregnancy. Feeling thirsty during pregnancy is a normal sign that you and your baby need more fluids. Drinking plenty of water also helps the kidneys quickly excrete the extra metabolic waste produced by the fetus in the pregnant woman's body. The metabolic rate and body temperature of pregnant women are higher than those of ordinary people, and the water in their bodies is easily consumed and evaporated. In addition, frequent urination and increased saliva also excrete a large amount of water from the body. After pregnancy, the blood volume increases, and the amniotic fluid needed to nurture the fetus also increases, which requires the mother to consume enough water. Therefore, pregnant women experience more severe thirst than ordinary people. In order to ensure normal metabolism in the body, pregnant women should consume at least 2000 ml of water every day. In addition to boiled water, you should also consume more fruit and vegetable juice, which can not only replenish water but also supplement vitamins. Pregnant women can also replenish a lot of water in their bodies by eating more foods such as lettuce and cucumber which have high water content.

In the early stages of pregnancy, it is advisable for pregnant women to consume 1000-1500 ml of water per day, while in the late stages of pregnancy it is best to control it within 1000 ml. The way to drink water should be to drink water every two hours, and ensure 8 times a day, a total of 1600 ml of water. However, even if they are very thirsty, pregnant women should avoid drinking beverages containing caffeine, because caffeine has diuretic and nerve stimulating effects. Once consumed, it will not only affect the sleep of pregnant women, but also aggravate frequent urination, and in severe cases may lead to dehydration.

What to drink when you are thirsty during early pregnancy

1. Pregnant women should drink a glass of fresh cold boiled water after getting up in the morning.

Drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning can be quickly absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract into the blood, diluting the blood and dilating blood vessels, thereby speeding up blood circulation and replenishing the water lost by cells during the night.

2. Pregnant women should never drink water only when they are thirsty.

3. Pregnant women should also note that not all water can be drunk. The following types of water cannot be drunk:

Do not drink water that has been boiled for a long time or repeatedly boiled. For example, the water in a large boiler, because the water is boiled repeatedly, the concentration of harmful substances such as silver nitrite, nitrite ions and arsenic in the water increases relatively. Drinking water that has been boiled for a long time will cause the low-iron hemoglobin in the blood to combine into high-iron hemoglobin that cannot carry oxygen, thus causing blood poisoning.

Pregnant women should never drink unboiled tap water. Because the chlorine in tap water interacts with the organic matter remaining in the water, it produces a carcinogen called "trihydroxy". Pregnant women should not drink boiled water that has been stored in a thermos for more than 24 hours, because as the water temperature in the bottle gradually drops, the chlorine-containing organic matter in the water will continue to be decomposed into harmful nitrites, which is extremely detrimental to the internal environment of the pregnant woman's body.

Pregnant women should not drink tea brewed in a thermos cup. Because tea contains a large amount of theacrine, aromatic oils and multiple vitamins. If tea leaves are soaked in water in a thermos cup, many vitamins will be destroyed and reduced in large quantities, the tea will become bitter, and harmful substances will increase, causing digestive and nervous system disorders after drinking.

Pregnant women must never drink water contaminated by wastewater, waste gas, waste residue and other pollutants from industrial production. Even after boiling at high temperature, toxic chemicals will still exist in the water.

Pregnant women should not drink the leftover water from steaming rice or meat.