Why do pregnant women often fart?

There are several reasons why pregnant women fart frequently. The first is because they eat too much coarse grains during pregnancy. Eating too much coarse grains can cause bloating, so we need to massage the abdomen to expel the gas. The second type is caused by progesterone and fetal growth factors, mainly due to indigestion and slow intestinal motility. At this time, pregnant women's farts are relatively smelly, and they need to eat more vegetables and fruits to clean their stomachs.

What is the reason for frequent farting during pregnancy?

Progesterone

What is progesterone? It is what we often call progesterone. The main function of progesterone is to provide a good environment and safety guarantee for the healthy development and growth of the baby. After a woman becomes pregnant, there will be a large amount of progesterone in her body, which will affect the intestinal motility of the expectant mother, causing indigestion and slow gastrointestinal motility, resulting in the expectant mother farting frequently. In addition, indigestion in expectant mothers can also lead to constipation. This is because toxins accumulate in the body for a long time, which is why the farts of expectant mothers are usually very smelly.

Fetal growth

In the middle and late stages of a pregnant woman's pregnancy, the fetus grows rapidly in her belly, which is also the most important stage of development for the fetus during pregnancy. At this time, the mother's uterus will also expand as the fetus continues to grow, so it will compress the organs and intestines in her body. This is also one of the reasons why eating so late will cause the fetus to squeeze her intestines, causing the intestines to move slowly, causing indigestion during pregnancy, and it is also a reason for farting a lot.

No proper diet

In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, the expectant mother does not experience a significant increase in appetite. As the fetus continues to develop and grow in the expectant mother's belly, the expectant mother will also have some greedy phenomena, so some things that cause bloating due to indigestion are also a cause of farting during pregnancy, so during pregnancy, expectant mothers should try not to eat onions, potatoes, corn, oats, etc.

What to do if you have bloating during early pregnancy

1. Eat small meals frequently to help the stomach digest food faster. To effectively relieve bloating, you must start with diet. If a pregnant woman eats a lot of food when she feels bloated, it will increase the burden on gastrointestinal digestion and make the bloating worse. Therefore, pregnant women may wish to change their habit of eating three meals a day to eating six to eight meals a day, with smaller portions at each meal. Be careful not to eat too many kinds of food at each meal, and don’t eat too liquid food, because liquid food is not necessarily easy to digest. On the contrary, pregnant women can choose to eat semi-solid foods such as oatmeal.

2. Develop a daily bowel movement habit and eat more vegetables, fruits and high-fiber foods to promote gastrointestinal motility.

3. Appropriate exercise can promote intestinal peristalsis through whole body or waist muscle activities. Doing proper exercise such as walking during pregnancy can also promote intestinal motility and relieve bloating. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women go for a walk outside for about 20 minutes 30 minutes to 1 hour after a meal to help with bowel movements and gas discharge. Please note that some activities that involve impact or require running too intensely are absolutely not suitable.

4. Eat spicy foods in moderation, such as ginger, scallions, garlic, etc., which can promote gastrointestinal motility and warm the body. They can be taken in moderation.

5. Drink enough water, drink boiled water before breakfast, and consume at least 2,000 ml of water every day. You can also add a little honey to the water to prevent the stool from drying out, but use a small amount as a rule.