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Gas formation during pregnancy: symptoms, causes and treatment
Gas formation is not a disease, buta normal process that usually does not cause any discomfort. However, during pregnancy, the amount of gas may increase. Severe gas formation manifests itself in the form of flatulence, rumbling, bursting pain, gas leakage and belching. The causes of increased gas formation during pregnancy are:
- increased levels of progesterone hormone;
- dysbiosis;
- a number of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- low level of physical activity;
- malnutrition;
- pressure of the uterus with the fetus on the intestines.
Do not perceive increased gas formationduring pregnancy as a necessary evil. It can be reduced, and it is not so difficult. First of all, you need to adjust the diet and diet. It is necessary to exclude or at least reduce the consumption of products that can stimulate gas formation. These include legumes, especially beans and peas, raw, boiled and sauerkraut, milk, cheese, garlic, onions, radishes, pickled foods, raw vegetables, carbonated drinks, grapes, kvass. When discomfort appears in the stomach, it is worth remembering that you ate a few hours ago, and then simply exclude this product from your diet during pregnancy. Increased gas formation during pregnancy is often triggered by ingestion of air into the gastrointestinal tract when food is swallowed. To avoid this, you need to eat calmly, carefully chewing food. It is necessary to refuse to eat on the go or while standing, and also to drink in one gulp. It is necessary to take food 4–5 times a day in small portions. Foods with a high content of fiber reduce gas formation. These include cereals, wholemeal bread, vegetables cooked in a double boiler. It is also good to add kefir and cottage cheese to the ration, as they contain lactobacilli that reduce gas formation. Funds with a carminative effect, such as decoctions of cumin, fennel, dill, as well as mint and chamomile tea can help to cope with strong gas formation. And in pharmacies already ready dill water is sold. Exercise can reduce unpleasant symptoms well. But such classes must be coordinated with the doctor. If there are no contraindications, swimming, aquafitness and yoga for pregnant women will improve general well-being and stimulate the bowels. You can do before a meal or at least 1.5 hours after the last meal. Slow walks in the fresh air will also help to cope with strong gas formation. If all these methods do not help, then it makes sense to discuss the possibility of medical treatment with your doctor. In this case, espumizan and adsorbents, such as activated carbon, are effective. If an increase in flatulence is accompanied by constipation, then laxatives can help. Pregnancy gas is not a sentence. Exclusion of certain foods from the diet, adherence to diet, exercise with a high degree of probability will reduce the feeling of discomfort in the stomach.
