How to prevent constipation during pregnancy? Should fruit and coarse grain eat more?

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How to prevent constipation during pregnancy is actually a headache for many obstetricians. After pregnancy, pregnant women often have flatulence and constipation. This is due to the decrease of gastric acid, slow gastrointestinal peristalsis, so how to prevent it?

How to prevent constipation during pregnancy? Should fruit and coarse grain eat more?

First, pregnant women should eat vegetables, fruits and coarse grains (such as spinach, carrots, potatoes, pears, bananas, plums, black bread, oatmeal, etc.) rich in crude fiber to stimulate the intestinal wall and accelerate the intestinal peristalsis

Second: honey can produce gas in the body, using its fermentation function to help gastrointestinal digestion.

Third: reduce the intake of fatty food, which is not conducive to digestion. Mustard, pepper, ginger, tangerine peel and other strong irritation, easy to cause gastrointestinal mucositis, it should be reduced or avoided eating.

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Pregnant women often have difficulty in defecation due to eating too fine food. Therefore, they should eat more vegetables, fruits and coarse cereals containing more cellulose, such as green leafy vegetables, celery, melons, radishes, bananas, apples, oats, pears, beans, brown rice, etc. Eat regularly and avoid overeating.