Pregnant woman with hip pain

In the late stages of pregnancy, the belly of a pregnant woman will become particularly large, which will compress the waist and buttocks of the pregnant woman. At this time, some pregnant women will feel pain on both sides of the buttocks. This pain is a kind of bloating and pain, and it will also cause some discomfort in walking. Some pregnant women will even feel upset because of the pain. So what should pregnant women do if they have pain on both sides of their buttocks?

How much do you know about pain during pregnancy? Pain during pregnancy can occur in different parts of the body from head to toe. Most of the pain is caused by physiological phenomena, while a few are caused by pathological factors. Therefore, understanding the nature of pain is beneficial to the physical health of mother and baby. Headache: Some women may experience dizziness and mild headache in the early stages of pregnancy. This is a common early pregnancy reaction. If the headache becomes increasingly severe after 6 months of pregnancy, accompanied by vomiting, chest tightness, and even blurred vision with open eyes and stars with closed eyes, as well as edema, hypertension and proteinuria, this is a serious complication of pregnancy-induced hypertension.

If not treated promptly, it may develop into convulsions and coma, endangering the safety of mother and child. Chest pain: Chest pain during pregnancy occurs between the ribs, like neuropathy. Some people experience pain in the liver area or pain on both sides of the spine in the back. It may be due to calcium deficiency caused by pregnancy, or due to excessive expansion of the chest due to the lifting of the diaphragm. Stomach pain: Muscle movement of the digestive organs slows down during pregnancy. There is often a feeling of bloating and fullness in the stomach. Some pregnant women may experience constant heartburn and acid reflux, which is caused by retrograde gastric peristalsis caused by pregnancy, causing the acidic contents in the stomach to reflux from the stomach to the esophagus and throat, irritating the mucosa.

Abdominal pain: Some women may feel pulling pain and a feeling of falling in the pelvic area in the early stages of pregnancy. This may be caused by retroverted uterus or congestion and dilation of pelvic blood vessels after pregnancy. If the abdominal pain is severe and accompanied by vaginal bleeding, it may be a sign of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy and you must seek medical attention immediately. After the second half of pregnancy, the uterus rapidly enlarges month by month, and the ligaments around the uterus change from their original relaxed state to a tense state, especially the pair of round ligaments located on the front side of the uterus, which can cause traction and distension pain.

Low back pain: After pregnancy, the uterus grows larger and the body's center of gravity gradually moves forward. When standing or walking, in order to maintain the center of gravity balance, pregnant women must lean their shoulders and head back, forming a unique chest-out and belly-protruding posture for pregnant women. This posture creates an excessive lordotic curvature of the lumbar spine, causing spinal pain. This type of low back pain is not dangerous and is a normal physiological phenomenon. Paying proper rest and avoiding standing or walking for long periods of time can relieve the pain.

There is a type of low back pain during pregnancy that must be taken seriously. Its main manifestation is pain in the right lower abdomen radiating to the right thigh, accompanied by symptoms of urinary tract infection such as frequent urination and urgency. It is often suspected to be urinary tract stones, but it is actually a pregnancy complication called "ovarian vein syndrome." Once this complication occurs, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. Leg pain: often occurs in the back of the calves and thighs, similar to sciatica. If you also suffer from varicose veins in the lower limbs, the pain will be more severe.

Starting from the fifth month of pregnancy, the legs may also experience cramps, especially at night, which often wake the pregnant woman up from her sleep. The reason may be due to increased neuromuscular excitability during pregnancy, or due to calcium deficiency and vitamin B deficiency. Appropriate supplementation of calcium tablets or vitamin B can alleviate symptoms. A small number of pregnant women have severe symptoms and should rest in bed or go to the hospital for examination and take effective treatment in a timely manner after a clear diagnosis.

Vulvar pain: Some women feel swelling of the vulva and local redness of the skin a few months after pregnancy, and severe pain in the vulva when walking. This phenomenon is clinically known as "vulvar varicose veins". The uterus of a pregnant woman shoulders a heavy responsibility and requires a large amount of blood supply, which increases the blood flow in the pelvic veins and internal iliac veins, causing the pressure in the veins to increase, causing the thin-walled veins in the vulva and inner thighs to expand abnormally.

In addition, as the fetus grows gradually, the uterus also grows accordingly in the pelvic cavity, which can easily compress the veins and hinder blood return, causing congestion and leading to varicose veins. Furthermore, the concentration of estrogen in the blood also increases rapidly during pregnancy, causing the venous walls to relax and resulting in varicose veins in the vulva. The key to preventing varicose veins of the vulva during pregnancy is to pay attention to hygiene during pregnancy. After becoming pregnant, women should avoid standing for long periods of time, especially in the later stages of pregnancy.

Avoid wearing tight pants and shoes; do not go near heat sources or bathe in overheated water. Treatment is mainly local care, such as local cold compresses or cold water sitz baths to shrink the varicose veins in the vulva. You can apply zinc oxide ointment locally and sprinkle some talcum powder on it, which can also help the varicose veins to contract. All symptoms will disappear naturally after delivery without any sequelae.