Lack of exercise: when is constipation in pregnant women

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Constipation is a common symptom during pregnancy. Experts say that during pregnancy, the hormone secretion in the body of expectant mothers will slow down the gastrointestinal peristalsis. In the middle and late stages, it will affect the blood circulation and easily cause constipation. Let's understand why pregnant women are easy to constipate and how to treat them better.

Lack of exercise: when is constipation in pregnant women

Reason 1: lack of exercise pregnant women due to less usual activities, intestinal peristalsis slow down, so that food residue in the intestinal retention time is too long, water is absorbed, leading to constipation.

The second reason: the lack of defecation power. With the growing maturity of the fetus, the uterus is increasing, compressing the intestinal tract and the lunate fan muscle, limiting the movement of abdominal muscles, and lacking defecation power.

The third reason: poor dietary habits in order to increase nutrition, pregnant women will supplement a large number of meat, eggs, milk food, and ignore the intake of vegetables, fruits, coarse grains and high fiber food, resulting in a lack of vitamin B, potassium or iron in the diet. Some pregnant women like to eat spicy food, also easy to cause constipation.

matters needing attention

During pregnancy, pregnant women are prone to hemorrhoids. Because of fear of pain and dare not defecate in time, is also a factor causing constipation. In addition, fever can also lead to constipation.