What should I do if I feel dizzy during pregnancy?

During pregnancy, not only is the baby's physique fragile, but pregnant women also often experience various problems due to low resistance. Dizziness during pregnancy is a relatively common phenomenon. Generally speaking, dizziness during pregnancy is caused by low blood pressure causing cerebral ischemia, low blood sugar due to eating too little, compression of blood vessels due to improper body position, and anemia in pregnant women. Different causes require corresponding treatments!

1. What causes dizziness in pregnant women?

1. Low blood pressure causes cerebral ischemia. This type of pregnant woman usually faints when she stands up suddenly or takes an elevator. In the early and middle stages of pregnancy, due to the formation of the placenta, blood pressure drops to a certain extent, generally 1.33-2.67 kPa lower than usual, which is physiological. For pregnant women with pre-existing hypertension, the drop in blood pressure will be even greater. When blood pressure drops, blood flow to the brain will decrease, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain, causing cerebral ischemia and hypoxia, which in turn causes dizziness.

2. Eating too little leads to low blood sugar. This type of pregnant women sometimes suffer from bouts of dizziness, accompanied by palpitations, fatigue, and cold sweats, which usually occur when they eat less. During pregnancy, I ate less because of the pregnancy reaction - vomiting. Eating less will cause low blood sugar. Blood sugar is the raw material for muscle cells and brain cells to produce energy. When blood sugar is low, cell energy is reduced, leading to fatigue, dizziness, cold sweats, palpitations and other discomforts.

3. Improper body position compresses blood vessels. This type of pregnant woman usually has an attack when she is lying on her back or sitting on the sofa watching TV, but not when she is lying on her side or standing. This type of dizziness in pregnant women is a condition called supine syndrome. In the late stages of pregnancy, due to the enlarged uterus, when the woman lies on her back or sits lying down, the heavy uterus presses on the inferior vena cava behind it, preventing blood from returning to the heart from the lower body. The amount of blood returning to the heart is sharply reduced, and the cardiac output is reduced, resulting in reduced blood supply to the heart and brain, causing dizziness, chest tightness and other discomforts.

4. Anemia in pregnant women is also a common cause of dizziness in pregnant women. Pregnant women should usually consume iron-rich foods, such as animal blood, pork liver, lean meat, etc. Once anemia occurs, iron supplementation should be done urgently. Pregnant women may also experience symptoms such as dizziness and headaches. If the disease further develops into preeclampsia, it can cause convulsions and coma, endangering the lives of pregnant women and fetuses. This is the most serious complication during pregnancy and should be diagnosed and treated early.

2. What to do if pregnant women feel dizzy

1. Face pregnancy with a calm mind

First of all, whether it is a pre-pregnancy check-up or an early pregnancy check-up, you must have a calm mind, understand that pregnancy and childbirth are a natural process, and don't be nervous. At the same time, you should learn some relaxation techniques, such as buying some magazines and books for pregnant women; you can also listen to some music suitable for pregnant women, which is beneficial for regulating your autonomic nervous system.

2. Eat more light food and don’t take supplements deliberately

In terms of diet, eat more light, fresh vegetables and fruits. Don't deliberately eat big fish and meat just because you are pregnant. Just pay attention to balanced nutrition. Additionally, to prevent dehydration, you should drink plenty of water during the day and get at least six to seven hours of sleep every night.

3. Rapid treatment methods

When you have a headache, you can put a hot towel on your head to effectively relieve the headache. You can also take some medicines that can quickly relieve pain under the guidance of a doctor. If the pain is really severe and accompanied by dizziness, it is best to see a doctor immediately.

3. Precautions for dizziness in pregnant women

1. Try to drink less tea. People with anemia should drink less tea, or better yet, no tea at all, especially after meals. Drinking tea will prevent the body from absorbing iron from food. Tea contains a large amount of tannic acid and tannin. Tannic acid and tannins can easily combine with iron in food in the intestines.

2. You should eat more vegetables, fruits and melons. When taking iron supplements or in their daily diet, anemia patients should regularly eat green vegetables and various fruits rich in vitamin C, such as eggplant, tomato, potato, strawberry, orange, persimmon, summer mandarin, apple, grape, peach, pear, etc. There is another inconspicuous crop - sweet potato. Although it is cheap, the vitamin C it contains far exceeds that of other fruits such as apples and grapes.

3. In your daily diet, you can eat more black beans, carrots, gluten, spinach, longan meat, dried radish, etc., which are all blood tonics. Another thing to note is that people with anemia should not drink tea, as tea will hinder the absorption of iron. Milk and some drugs that neutralize stomach acid can also hinder the absorption of iron, so try not to consume them with iron-containing foods.