During the bearing of a child, the woman’s body undergoes certain changes, primarily related to hormonal changes, the location of organs and the redistribution of loads. Each expectant mother experiences this time differently, and the occurrence of nausea in the third trimester is a common occurrence. However, a woman should be serious about gestosis because of possible dangerous consequences. What to do with nausea during pregnancy and what it happens, try to figure it out.
Causes of Nausea
At the beginning of pregnancy, the appearance of nausea in a woman is considered normal, but in the last period of bearing a baby late gestosis (toxicosis) usually requires urgent treatment. The fact is that this condition occurs due to pathological changes in the nervous and cardiovascular systems, as well as the kidneys. Undoubtedly, this can be dangerous for the health status of both the child and the expectant mother. The causes of nausea in late pregnancy can be identified as follows:
- increasing thirst;
- pain under the ribs;
- headache, dizziness;
- rapid weight gain due to edema;
- detection of a large amount of protein in the urine;
- high pressure.
Intoxication
Often, nausea occurs due to respiratory diseases, which are accompanied by headache, rhinitis and fever. Also, the cause of late gestosis can be poisoning with dangerous toxic products, characterized by fever, vomiting, poor health and diarrhea. Undoubtedly, with nausea, you should consult a doctor who will choose the safest drug. Usually prescribed sorbent, contributing to the rapid cleansing of the body and stomach from dangerous toxins.
Acute appendicitis
If a woman during pregnancy has pain in the lower abdomen, in particular on the right, and if nausea, malaise, diarrhea, and vomiting join, then we can talk about the presence of appendicitis. It is extremely undesirable to take antispasmodic and painkillers, medicines for diarrhea, even despite their safety. In this case, a surgical operation is indicated. After her, a pregnant woman needs the supervision of a doctor to prevent infectious complications. But do not worry: even after removal of appendicitis, women give birth to healthy children, without any complications.
Important Cautions
If you ignore the signals of your body and untimely seeking help to the hospital, there is a risk of death in both the woman in labor and the fetus due to swelling of the brain or lungs. In particular, late nausea during pregnancy should alert women over 35 years old, those who have had an abortion with Rh conflict, kidney pathologies, endocrine and heart diseases.
Nausea treatment
Many expecting mothers are interested in how to deal with nausea during pregnancy and when this problem begins. Of course, there is no concrete answer to this question, nor is there a method that completely removes the signs of gestosis.
However, there are certain medical tips and popular recipes that help improve the condition of toxicosis. Obviously, the first and more significant advice is to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Lifestyle
It contains:
- regular walks in the fresh air and frequent meals;
- good rest;
- a balanced and nutritious breakfast, including protein foods and vegetables with fruits, in particular can be useful and help to overcome the nausea of apricots, bananas, honey on an empty stomach;
- refusal of hot food, from spicy and oily;
- since vomiting occurs most in the morning, prepare a cracker in the evening and eat it as soon as you wake up.
Doctors, in addition, are advised to take a knee-elbow pose more often. In this position, the uterus moves slightly forward, and the abdomen takes a standard state. At night, it is better to rest on the left side and give preference to a large pillow. If vomiting does not go away at all, you must ask the gynecologist to prescribe specialized drugs for you.
Pills for nausea
In order to get rid of nausea with toxicosis, in no case should you take any pharmaceutical substances on your own without a doctor's prescription. This period must simply be postponed, trying to get pleasure from life in anticipation of a small crumbs. Pills for nausea during pregnancy should be prescribed by a doctor, taking into account the condition of the mother, and then if the benefit for her exceeds the risk to the fetus.
Therapy
In cases, if a woman suffers from severe toxicosis, stable nausea, the doctor prescribes a blood test (biochemical tests), urine for the presence of acetone or bile pigments. Based on the tests and the medical manifestations of toxicosis, the doctor is able to establish a single treatment:
- The use of antihistamines antiemetic effect (only in very serious cases).
- A combination of treatment with psychotherapy is possible.
- The use of hepatoprotectors (Essential Forte).
- The course of taking enterosorbents is Polyphepan, Polysorb, vitamins and other pharmaceuticals.
- If necessary, they perform correction of metabolic and endocrine pathologies - adjustment of the water-electrolyte balance.
- Physiotherapeutic procedures - electroson or electroanalgesia will not be superfluous.
- The doctor may prescribe detoxifying agents, for example, Splenin, a medication that is often prescribed in the early stages of pregnancy.
Most antiemetic tablets during pregnancy are contraindicated, therefore, when using them, a woman should be very careful, especially with the pathology of the blood-forming organs, kidneys, and liver. For example, "Cerucal" is contraindicated in the first trimester, in II-III - it is used with caution. Agents such as Torecan and Droperidol are generally not recommended.
Folk remedies
Folk remedies for nausea during pregnancy are also in demand. In particular, peppermint is used. Specialized herbal teas can help with nausea, which also have a good effect on the stomach. The product is made in the following way: 2 small spoons of mint leaves, yarrow grass and marigold flowers are taken. The whole complex is poured with three glasses of boiling water and infused for about half an hour. Before use, tea should be filtered.
Relief can give infusions of diuretic herbs, which should be taken no more than twenty days. Horsetail - two large spoons in a thermos are brewed for thirty minutes in a thermos in a glass of boiling water, consumed 75 ml four times a day.
Gluten-free drink - 150 g of cranberries are needed to make it, it should be washed, crushed, and juice obtained through cheesecloth. Pour the squeezed mixture out with hot water and boil for 10 minutes. Mix the nectar with the broth and add sugar to taste, such a drink can also be supplemented with lemon juice. As soon as you begin to feel nausea, in small sips, gradually, drink a drink.
You can use, but very carefully, such a remedy for nausea in late pregnancy, like ginger. The problem is that if you use grated root for making tea, you can not brew it instantly, without first soaking in water. If you just brew 50 g of whole ginger in a glass of boiling water, you can safely drink the drink. It is enough to insist it for 10 minutes.
Negative symptoms
Bearing a child is a kind of test for the body of every woman. Often such a restructuring is accompanied by unpleasant manifestations, such as a feeling of nausea and vomiting. Any smell can provoke a condition. It is one thing when nausea occurs at the very beginning of pregnancy and another when it is at a later date. As a rule, toxicosis during childbearing completely disappears by the second trimester. But sometimes it happens differently. If in the later stages nausea during pregnancy is mild, then you should not worry at all. When the condition is also accompanied by additional signs, this is an occasion to consult a doctor. These symptoms include:
- dizziness;
- noise in ears;
- intense thirst;
- swelling;
- increase in blood pressure.
In such situations, the likelihood of a serious pathology forming is increased - gestosis, which poses a threat to the life and health of the fetus. With this disease, a child begins oxygen starvation. If vomiting in the late term is accompanied by an increase in body temperature, then in such a situation it is urgent to call an ambulance. The cause of this condition may be food poisoning, which also poses a danger to both the mother and the baby. Before medical workers arrive, a woman needs to drink as much boiled water as possible.
Nausea in late pregnancy may indicate an attack of appendicitis. In such a situation, immediate intervention by the surgeon is required. Unfortunately, pathologies of this nature are not uncommon in this period of time. The condition can adversely affect the development of the child and the health of the mother. The only way out of this situation is immediate surgery.
As you can see, the timing of nausea during pregnancy can be completely different. For some, it goes away in a couple of weeks, for others - the entire pregnancy. Well, in some it is not at all.