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Common Maternal Complaints During Pregnancy (view source)
Revision as of 11:34, June 24, 2008
, 11:34, June 24, 2008Constipation
''How can it be treated'' - eat smaller meals, maintain good posture after eating (avoid bending over or lying down), antacids for serious cases (although these can interfere with iron absorption)
''How can it be treated'' - eat smaller meals, maintain good posture after eating (avoid bending over or lying down), antacids for serious cases (although these can interfere with iron absorption)
==Constipation==
''What is it'' - difficulty passing stools
''What causes it'' - various factors including composition of stool and tone of anal sphincters
''How is it aggravated by pregnancy'' - increased motility time through gut increases water absorption and therefore hardens stools (due to increased levels of progesterone which relaxes intestinal muscles) and mechanical compression of rectum by expanding uterus
''How can it be treated'' - increased fluid and fibre intake, increased exercise, laxatives in extreme cases