What to do if you have stomach pain and diarrhea during your fifth month of pregnancy

Diarrhea is a disease that most people suffer from, even pregnant women are no exception. Many pregnant women find that they suddenly have stomach pain after five months, and then they also find that they have diarrhea symptoms. At this time, they are afraid to take medicine for fear that it will affect the fetus. However, if they do not take medicine, the diarrhea symptoms will become more serious. So what should you do if you have stomach pain and diarrhea in the fifth month of pregnancy? What harm does it cause to the fetus? Let’s learn about the following content.

Once diarrhea occurs, it can cause great harm to the body of pregnant women. Therefore, appropriate fluid infusion is required after diarrhea occurs. It is necessary to not only replenish the water and electrolyte solutions lost due to diarrhea, but also replenish the heat lost due to diarrhea. If necessary, medication should be taken for treatment. However, you must be very careful when taking medicine, especially when using antibiotics, to avoid improper use of drugs for treatment, which may cause serious consequences to the fetus.

The harm that diarrhea may cause to the fetus is mainly premature birth and miscarriage, because diarrhea will directly affect the pregnant woman's body's absorption of nutrients, and frequent and severe diarrhea may also cause uterine contractions and cause miscarriage, so treatment should be carried out immediately after diarrhea. However, since treatment is necessary, medication must be used, and medication will also have a certain impact on the fetus. Therefore, during treatment, the specific condition of the fetus should be closely observed so that abnormalities can be dealt with in a timely manner, thereby reducing the impact of this disease on the fetus.

After understanding the solutions to diarrhea in pregnant women and the harm to the fetus from the above content, you can use it as a reference. If pregnant women find that they have diarrhea symptoms in their daily life, for the sake of their own and the fetus's health, they must not neglect it. It is best to go to a reliable hospital for treatment according to the doctor's advice, so as to minimize the harm caused by this disease.