Causes of retching during pregnancy

Our female friends will experience symptoms of nausea and retching when they are pregnant. To express this phenomenon in a professional name, it is called vomiting during pregnancy or pregnancy reaction. So, how much do you female friends know about the causes of dry retching in early pregnancy? Dry retching causes extreme pain to many female friends, so it is important to understand the cause as early as possible and receive targeted treatment.

Causes of retching in early pregnancy

1. Most women who are pregnant for more than 6 weeks often experience nausea and vomiting, which usually occurs within a few hours after waking up in the morning. Mild symptoms include only decreased appetite, morning nausea, or occasional vomiting. A few people have obvious symptoms. They vomit whatever they eat, and they will vomit even if they don’t eat. They may even vomit bile. Vomiting is not limited to the morning, but can occur throughout the day. In severe cases, dehydration and acidosis may occur. In addition to vomiting, some pregnant women also have changes in eating habits, such as liking to eat acidic foods, disliking oily foods, and having a particularly sensitive sense of smell, which can cause vomiting after smelling disgusting odors.

2. The cause of dry retching in early pregnancy is still unclear, but it may be related to human chorionic gonadotropin and mental factors. After a woman becomes pregnant, the placenta will secrete human chorionic gonadotropin. After 6 weeks of pregnancy, the secretion of this hormone begins to increase, reducing gastric acid secretion and weakening gastric motility, causing water and food to accumulate in the stomach, which can easily cause vomiting. After 12 weeks of pregnancy, the secretion of this hormone decreases significantly and vomiting disappears on its own. In addition, in the early stages of pregnancy, the excitability of the pregnant woman's cerebral cortex decreases, and the inhibitory effect on the subcortical central nervous system is weakened, causing autonomic dysfunction and thus vomiting.

3. Dry retching in early pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon. There is no need to be overly nervous. Mild symptoms will not have much impact on health and do not require special treatment. As long as you keep a happy mood, stable emotions, pay attention to rest, ensure adequate sleep, eliminate adverse stimulation, eat small meals frequently, and choose light, delicious, nutritious and easily digestible foods, these symptoms will disappear on their own for most people after 12 weeks of pregnancy; of course, those with severe vomiting need treatment and should be hospitalized for infusion if necessary.

4. It is normal to have adverse reactions in early pregnancy, and 80% of pregnant women will experience them. This situation usually disappears gradually after three months of pregnancy. Now you should relax and eat whatever you want, because there is no longer much you like to eat. Don't let yourself starve, eat even if you have to. Folic acid must be supplemented. Take breaks and don't lift heavy objects. Your mental state will be particularly bad during the early pregnancy period. If you don’t get enough rest, your early pregnancy reaction will be more severe.

5. In the early stages of pregnancy, a series of symptoms may occur, such as dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness, loss of appetite, preference for sour foods, aversion to greasy foods, nausea, vomiting, etc. These are normal early pregnancy reactions and will improve on their own after a period of time. If the vomiting is severe and you cannot eat normally, you can take vitamins B6, B1 and pepsin to regulate your body, and give intravenous fluids to supplement your nutrition when necessary. Regular B-ultrasound examinations should be done after pregnancy. These symptoms usually appear around 6 weeks of pregnancy and disappear naturally around 3 months of pregnancy.

Guidance:

You can eat some fresh fruits and vegetables to increase your appetite. Fresh fruits and vegetables contain a lot of vitamins, which can relieve some symptoms.

All female friends must understand that the symptoms of dry retching are relatively common, and at this time we must face this matter with a correct attitude. Take good care of your body. If you find that your dry retching symptoms are severe, you must seek treatment as soon as possible to reduce pregnancy reactions. Women's bodies are special during pregnancy, so they must be taken care of.