Does constipation in pregnant women affect the fetus?

Constipation in pregnant women will definitely have a certain impact on the fetus in their belly. At this time, they will feel that their appetite has become worse than usual. If they do not consume enough food, the intake of nutrients in their body will be unbalanced. This will cause some problems over time, making the development of the fetus not very complete, or even causing maldevelopment.

1. Functional constipation

1. Eating less or the food lacks fiber or water, which reduces the stimulation to colon movement.

2. Normal bowel habits are disrupted due to work stress, fast pace of life, changes in work nature and time, and mental factors.

3. Colonic motility disorder: common in irritable bowel syndrome, caused by spasm of the colon and sigmoid colon. Some patients may experience alternating constipation and diarrhea.

4. Insufficient tension in the abdominal and pelvic muscles leads to insufficient force for defecation, making it difficult to expel feces from the body.

5. Abuse of laxatives leads to drug dependence, causing constipation; the elderly are weak, lack of activity, intestinal spasms leading to difficulty in defecation; the colon is long.

2. Organic constipation

1. Rectal and anal lesions cause anal sphincter spasm and defecation pain, resulting in fear of defecation, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, perianal abscesses and ulcers, proctitis, etc.

2. Local lesions lead to weak defecation: such as large amounts of ascites, diaphragm paralysis, systemic sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, etc.

3. Complete or incomplete colon obstruction: benign or malignant colon tumors, Crohn's disease, and congenital megacolon. Intestinal adhesion, intestinal torsion, intussusception, etc. caused by various reasons.

4. Compression by tumors in the abdominal or pelvic cavity (such as uterine fibroids).

5. Systemic diseases cause intestinal muscle relaxation and weak defecation, such as uremia, diabetes, hypothyroidism, cerebrovascular accident, paraplegia, multiple sclerosis, dermatomyositis, etc. In addition, porphyria and lead poisoning can cause intestinal muscle spasms and lead to constipation.

6. The use of morphine-like drugs, anticholine drugs, calcium channel blockers, nerve blockers, sedatives, antidepressants, and antacids containing calcium and aluminum can relax intestinal muscles and cause constipation. [1]

Hemorrhoids, anal fissures, perianal abscesses, ulcers, proctitis, massive ascites, diaphragmatic paralysis, systemic sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, benign and malignant colon tumors, Crohn's disease, congenital megacolon, intestinal adhesions, intestinal torsion, intussusception, uremia, diabetes, hypothyroidism, cerebrovascular accident, paraplegia, multiple sclerosis, and dermatomyositis.