What to do if pregnant women have dry stools due to internal heat

After a woman becomes pregnant, the secretion of progesterone is relatively large. This substance often promotes the continuous enlargement of the uterus. However, as the uterus enlarges, the intestines are compressed, resulting in poor intestinal blood circulation. At this time, the defecation function is relatively weakened, so food residues are easily retained in the intestines. Long-term retention will lead to excessive absorption of water, which will make the stool very dry and hard, which causes pregnant women to get angry and have dry stools. Here we will introduce what pregnant women should do if they have dry stools due to internal heat.

Remember to drink plenty of water every day, but you must master the skills of drinking water, otherwise even if you drink water it may not have any effect. For example, drink water at a fixed time every day, in big gulps, but not in a binge, so that the water can reach the colon as quickly as possible instead of being quickly absorbed into the blood by the intestines. This will make the stool softer and easier to excrete from the body. In the late stages of pregnancy, many pregnant women often become lazy and inactive because their bodies gradually become heavy, so constipation is more obvious in the late stages of pregnancy. Moderate exercise can enhance the abdominal muscle contraction of pregnant women, promote intestinal peristalsis, and prevent or relieve constipation. Therefore, even when pregnant women are becoming increasingly heavy, they should still do some exercise within their ability, such as walking, doing some light housework, etc., to increase the bowel movement.

Choose foods high in fiber. Such as various coarsely produced grains, such as brown rice, wheat, and corn; various vegetables, such as bean sprouts, leeks, rapeseed, chrysanthemum, celery, shepherd's purse, mushrooms, etc.; various fruits, such as strawberries, plums, pears, figs, and melons. Choose foods that are higher in fatty acids. Such as various nuts and plant seeds, such as almonds, walnuts, cashew kernels, various melon seeds, sesame seeds, etc.; fatty fish.

In fact, there are many ways to solve the problem of dry stools caused by internal heat in pregnant women. In addition to the methods introduced above, pregnant women may as well eat 1 to 2 bananas on an empty stomach every day until the dry stool phenomenon is relieved. Or you can drink about 60 grams of honey water every day, and it is best to take it with warm water on an empty stomach, and it is best to take it every morning.