Abdominal cramps during pregnancy

The intestine plays a very important role in digestion and absorption in the human body. Due to its complex structure and length, intestinal spasms often occur in the human intestine. Most people experience cramping after a bowel spasm occurs. Especially when some pregnant women experience colic, they often become very panic-stricken because they are afraid that there is something wrong with the baby. So what should pregnant women do if they experience intestinal colic?

What to do if pregnant women often have intestinal cramps

In layman's terms, intestinal spasm means intestinal cramps, which are usually caused by cold, hunger, and lack of exercise. If pregnant women often suffer from intestinal cramps, they must pay attention to their diet and not eat too fast. They can increase the frequency of meals, but do not eat too much each time. When the disease occurs, you can take some digestive tablets for pregnant women, but this is only an immediate response measure when the disease occurs. The most important thing is daily prevention and developing good eating habits.

What are the symptoms of intestinal spasms?

Intestinal spasm is paroxysmal or intermittent abdominal pain caused by strong contraction of the intestinal smooth muscle. It is more common in children clinically, but adults may also develop intestinal spasms due to intestinal diseases. If paroxysmal, intermittent abdominal pain occurs suddenly, and no abnormal physical signs are found during the intervals, then this is the main feature of this disease. The child's abdominal pain may last for several minutes or dozens of minutes, coming and going. After repeated attacks for tens of minutes or hours, the abdominal pain may no longer occur. Generally, patients can feel cramp-like pain in the abdomen.

In fact, intestinal spasms are often caused by eating too fast or eating too much, which leads to faster intestinal peristalsis and strong intestinal contraction. Therefore, we should also concentrate when eating, not eat too fast, and it is best to chew the food thoroughly before swallowing, rather than eating it in a hurry.