What are the symptoms of early pregnancy?

For many women, the first pregnancy after marriage is in the early stages of pregnancy. At this time, a little life already exists in their belly, and they are about to become mothers. For many women, they are happy but don’t know how to judge. Many young couples do not take the first pregnancy seriously, and sometimes it even causes unexpected miscarriage. What are the symptoms of early pregnancy? Let us popularize it for everyone.

In the early stages of pregnancy (about six weeks after amenorrhea), the level of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in the pregnant woman's body increases, gastric acid secretion decreases, and gastric emptying time is prolonged, leading to a series of reactions such as dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, preference for sour food or aversion to greasy food, nausea, and vomiting in the morning. These reactions are collectively referred to as early pregnancy reactions. These symptoms generally do not require special treatment. After 12 weeks of pregnancy, as the HCG level in the body decreases, the symptoms usually disappear naturally and appetite returns to normal. But pregnant women should be reminded that not all vomiting is a reaction to early pregnancy.

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Treatment

For this severe morning sickness, if the situation is critical, the doctor will temporarily use medication to control the symptoms. During the long pregnancy process, if expectant mothers want to reduce morning sickness scientifically and reasonably, they should start from the following three aspects:

First, keep your mood relaxed and happy. Morning sickness is just an instinctive reaction of the body to protect itself. If handled properly, it can be reduced as much as possible and will not have any adverse effects on the fetus.

Second, adjust the diet reasonably. The diet for pregnant women should be nutritious, light and delicious, and easy to digest. When it comes to taste, there is no need to be too taboo and you can try your best to take into account the eating habits and preferences of pregnant women. Alcohol should be strictly prohibited.

Third, moderate exercise can also help alleviate morning sickness. Pregnant women should never stay in bed all day because of nausea and vomiting.

Western medicine treatment

TCM treatment of early pregnancy reactions

In traditional Chinese medicine, patients with nausea and vomiting during pregnancy are treated with the principle of harmonizing the stomach and relieving reflux. The prescription is: 2g of Jiangchuanlian, 2-3g of Danwuyu, 9g of Chenpi, 6g of Zhike, 3g of Amomum, 9g of Huangqin, and 9g of Jiangzhuru. It can be decocted into 100ml and taken orally in multiple times, which also has a certain effect. Western medicine treatment methods for early pregnancy reactions

1. Mild vomiting during pregnancy generally does not require special treatment. All you need to do is understand whether the patient has any concerns about pregnancy, pay attention to her mental state, give her more spiritual encouragement, and give her easily digestible food according to her preferences, feed her in several times, and avoid high-fat foods. In addition, since the smell of cooking can easily induce and aggravate vomiting, patients should avoid it as much as possible until they recover.

Vitamins B1, B6, C and small doses of sedatives such as luminal and tribromide have certain effects on general symptoms.

2. Those with severe vomiting or accompanied by dehydration or ketonuria need to be hospitalized. The patient should fast within 24 hours of hospitalization and receive intravenous drip of 5-10% glucose solution and Ringer's solution. The amount of fluid replacement should be 3000ml/24h, but it needs to be increased or decreased according to the patient's weight. In addition, the dosage of electrolyte supplementation should be determined based on the blood potassium and sodium levels measured by laboratory tests. For those with severe anemia or poor nutrition, blood transfusion or intravenous infusion of essential amino acids 500ml/d for several days can be given to replenish energy.

Many people don’t know what the symptoms of early pregnancy are. The first and main symptom is vomiting and nausea. In fact, the symptoms of early pregnancy are not the same. Patients with each symptom will have mild and severe symptoms. In mild cases, they will not feel any abnormalities, so it is still necessary to pass the examination by a professional institution to distinguish them.