Will your belly bloat in early pregnancy? How can you relieve it?

When you just start to get pregnant, your body will show some strange characteristics. Common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, and a bloated belly. This is mainly because the uterus begins to grow larger and puts pressure on the stomach and intestines. It is inevitable that eating too much or not paying attention to bowel movements will cause slow gastrointestinal motility and cause bloating. You can relieve the symptoms of bloating and pain by taking preventive measures through the following methods.

How to solve the problem of bloating in 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

Eat more vegetables, fruits and high-fiber foods to promote gastrointestinal motility.

3. Appropriate exercise - Intestinal peristalsis can be promoted 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. Take Perilla Drink

Take an appropriate amount of perilla leaves and add water to boil. The amount and proportion are not limited. It can promote qi circulation and strengthen the spleen and stomach. You can also use tangerine peel (fresh tangerine peel) instead of perilla.

5. Drink enough water

Drink boiled water before breakfast and take in at least 2,000cc of water every day. You can also add a little honey to the water to prevent the stool from drying up, but only in small amounts.

Is it normal to have a bloated belly and fart during early pregnancy?

After pregnancy, changes in hormone levels can cause gastrointestinal motility to slow down, resulting in intestinal bloating, constipation, etc. The fiber content in the diet should be increased, the staple food should not be too refined, and some coarse grains and vegetables should be eaten appropriately. Don't stay in bed for too long, and exercise appropriately. Don't worry too much.