"Pain relief" during pregnancy

After pregnancy, the body will produce a series of changes. Some pain will follow. Which are normal and which are abnormal? How can we effectively relieve headache, stomach pain, breast swelling, back pain, abdominal pain, sciatica, bone and joint pain?

headache

reason: At the beginning of pregnancy, pregnant mothers will have some headache, dizziness, lethargy, laziness, and lack of energy, which is mainly caused by the changeable hormones in the body after pregnancy. At the same time, because this has never been experienced before, it is easy to cause mental tension and anxiety, leading to autonomic nervous dysfunction, and headache.

answer

Adjust your mind and understand that pregnancy is a natural process.

Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Don't eat too much meat because of pregnancy. Pay attention to balanced nutrition. Drink more water to ensure six to seven hours of sleep every night.

treatment

When you have a headache, you can apply a hot towel on your head to effectively relieve the headache. You can also take some drugs that can quickly relieve pain under the guidance of a doctor. If the pain is severe and accompanied by dizziness, it is recommended to see a doctor immediately.

Gastralgia

Cause 1: After pregnancy, due to the changes in hormones, the sphincter relaxes, and the food we eat is easy to run up (the sphincter is located at the junction of the esophagus and stomach, which makes the food we eat can only go down but not up). It is caused by the acid content in the stomach flowing back from the stomach to the esophagus, throat and mouth, and stimulating the mucosa.

Cause 2: During the third trimester of pregnancy, the uterus that increases month by month will also compress the stomach. In addition, hormones will relax the muscles that separate the esophagus and stomach, which will make stomach acid more likely to surge upward and cause a burning sensation in the chest.

Response 1: Eat less and more meals every day, eat less hot and sour food, and do not lie down within half an hour after meals (try to sit straight when eating, so that stomach acid will not go up). Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and pay attention to the balance of nutrition.

Response 2: If you often have stomach pain at night, ask your doctor to prescribe some antacids for you to take before going to bed. When the pain is unbearable, half sitting position can relieve the pain. Generally, after 3 months of pregnancy, this symptom will gradually disappear.

Response 3: If the pregnant mother has stomach disease, or can't identify gastritis or stomach burning pain caused by pregnancy, it is recommended to go to the hospital to see, so as to prevent the aggravation of gastritis. In addition, if you vomit severely and have some symptoms of acidosis, you should also go to the hospital in time.

Mastalgia

reason: The increase of estrogen after pregnancy will stimulate the development of mammary gland ducts. In the early pregnancy, it will cause some changes in the breast, such as the deepened coloration of areola and the expansion of mammary gland ducts, causing slight pain. During pregnancy, most pregnant mothers will experience discomfort due to breast swelling and pain; A few pregnant mothers even have milk secretion.

answer: Breast distention and pain is a normal phenomenon during pregnancy. Pregnant mothers do not need to be nervous and do not need special treatment. After pregnancy, loose underwear should be used, preferably for pregnant women. It can also be taken off at home to reduce the pressure on the outside of the breast. By the third trimester, especially during lactation, this symptom will be reduced.

Lumbago and backache

Cause 1: The changes of hormones in the body, especially the influence of progesterone, make the pelvic joint ligaments loose, which causes slight separation of the pubic symphysis and joint pain after separation. The pain caused by the separation of pubic symphysis can be tolerated by ordinary people. If the pubic dislocation is large enough to cause ligament strain, edema and difficulty in walking, you must stay in bed.

Cause 2: With the change of pregnancy, the uterus is enlarged. Because the uterus is enlarged forward, it forces the pregnant mother to straighten up, head and shoulders backward, abdomen forward, and waist forward. After a long time, it will cause back pain.

Response 1: Pay attention to pregnancy inspection, regularly understand the specific situation of pubic separation, strengthen physical exercise, and often carry out appropriate thigh stretching exercises to enhance muscle and ligament tension and tolerance.

Response 2: Holding a certain position for a long time or getting cold in the back can aggravate the pain. Pregnant mothers can take a more comfortable position to relax their back muscles. If you lie half down, raise your legs a bit to make the blood flow comfortable, so as to reduce the edema of the lower limbs.

Response 3: If the right side of the waist has severe pain, it is better to go to the hospital to see if there is chronic pyelonephritis and urinary system infection.

abdominal pain

reason: From the first trimester to the last trimester, most pregnant moms will feel their bellies harden, which is an irregular contraction of the uterus. The interval time and uterine contraction time are both long and short. Relatively speaking, the uterine contraction time in the early pregnancy will be shorter, and it may be longer and longer in the late pregnancy. Generally speaking, there is no pain, but some pregnant mothers can feel it obviously. After the second trimester, the uterus rapidly increases, and the ligaments around the uterus become tense from the original relaxed state, especially a pair of round ligaments located in the front of the uterus are pulled, which can also cause traction pain.

answer: If there is no vaginal bleeding or water breaking, and the fetal movement is normal, the pregnant mother should not be too nervous. This is just a normal uterine contraction. When abdominal pain comes, if the pregnant mother is working, she should put down her work first and sit down to have a rest. If the abdominal pain is severe and accompanied by vaginal bleeding and water breaking, it may be a sign of abortion, ectopic pregnancy or premature delivery, and you must seek medical advice quickly.

sciatica

Cause 1: In the third trimester, the weight of the fetus will increase the pressure on your back and squeeze the sciatic nerve, resulting in strong tingling from the waist down to the leg.

Cause 2: After the uterus compresses the inferior vena cava, the venous return is not smooth, and the water is not easy to return to the heart for metabolism, so it will cause concave edema of the lower limbs, such as the back, lower legs, feet, etc., which is easy to compress the sciatic nerve, causing pain symptoms.

answer

Pregnant women should avoid fatigue, wear flat shoes and pay attention to rest. It can lie flat and raise the foot stand, so that the position of the foot is close to the position of the heart, and the increase of venous return is more comfortable.

If it is serious, go to the hospital for local analgesia treatment.

treatment

When sleeping, lie on the left side, and put a pillow between the knees of both legs to increase the blood flow to the uterus.

Do not stand or sit in the same position for more than half an hour during the day. Swimming can help pregnant mothers reduce the pressure on the sciatic nerve.

Pain of bone joint

Cause 1: Because after serious edema, it compresses the nerves and causes pain in the bones and joints. In the morning, it hurts very much, and I can't open my fingers.

Cause 2: It is related to the development of the fetus during pregnancy. A large amount of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D are needed during pregnancy. If these nutrients are not enough, it is easy to cause bone joint pain and muscle spasm. Especially when sleeping at night, a slight movement of the calf will cramp.

Response 1: Vitamin D and calcium should be properly supplemented from the early stage of pregnancy. When you go to school for pregnant women or give prenatal guidance, the doctor will generally tell you and give you some advice. The demand for various nutrients increases after pregnancy, so attention should be paid to properly increase the intake of vitamins and calcium.

Response 2: For bone and joint pain related to edema, we should pay more attention to rest and activities at ordinary times. It is winter now. It is recommended that you wash your hands with warm water, often raise your arms, increase the return of vein and lymph, and reduce the pain. At the same time, don't be too nervous. It will disappear naturally with the end of pregnancy.