Early pregnancy belching

Pregnant women are a very vulnerable group of people, and they always feel uncomfortable during pregnancy. Especially in the later stages of pregnancy, when the fetus is more fully developed and the abdomen grows rapidly, women will experience symptoms of edema and increased stress. Many women report that they always experience belching during pregnancy. So, what should you do if you have belching during early pregnancy?

1. What to eat to relieve belching in pregnant women

Cruciferous vegetables. It contains various phytonutrients, flavonoids, carotenoids, sulforaphane and indoles, which can comprehensively help the liver break down various chemical toxins and carcinogens. Common cruciferous vegetables include cauliflower, cabbage, white cabbage and radish.

Seaweed. Seaweed such as kelp and laver can help the liver detoxify and prevent the human body from absorbing toxic heavy metals such as cadmium and other environmental toxins. A study by McGill University in Canada found that compounds contained in brown algae can reduce the absorption of radioactive particles by bones.

Sprouts. Bean sprouts are rich in various enzymes, which can promote the decomposition and absorption of protein.

Foods rich in sulfide. Vegetables rich in sulfides, such as onions, garlic, and shallots, can promote the liver to produce glutathione, neutralize free radicals in cells, and play a detoxifying and anti-aging role.

2. Introduction to folk remedies for treating belching

1. Bend over to drink water

Drink a few sips of warm water, swallow it slowly, and bend over 90 degrees 10 to 15 times. Because the stomach is closer to the diaphragm, the diaphragm can be warmed from the inside. When you bend over, the internal organs will also massage the diaphragm, relieving diaphragm spasms and achieving the purpose of stopping hiccups.

Almost everyone knows this method, and it was quite effective for me at the beginning. I don’t know if it was because I developed immunity over time or what, but later the effect was not so obvious.

2. Breath-holding method

Just hold your breath for 30 to 45 seconds, or take a clean chopstick and put it in your mouth, gently stimulate the back 1/3 of the upper palate, and the hiccups will stop immediately. Because stimulating the upper palate with chopsticks can induce the pharyngeal reflex, which can cause the patient to hold his breath suddenly, increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the airway, thereby interfering with the neural reflex activity of hiccups. However, people with poor cardiopulmonary function should use this method with caution.

This method was recommended to me by my classmate, and I really used it, and it worked, but to be honest, holding your breath is really uncomfortable.

3. Startle method

Sometimes, patting the patient on the back when he/she is not paying attention can stop the hiccups. Because fright, as a strong emotional stimulus, can be transmitted to the central nervous system through the cerebral cortex and inhibit diaphragm spasm. But it should be used with caution in children, people with hypertension, and patients.