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Common Maternal Complaints During Pregnancy (view source)
Revision as of 11:46, June 24, 2008
, 11:46, June 24, 2008Urinary output
''How can it be treated'' - eating small meals, drinking often but in small amounts, rest
''How can it be treated'' - eating small meals, drinking often but in small amounts, rest
==Abnormal Urinary Output==
''What is it'' - changes in frequency and volume of urination, 60% of women feel they have to visit the bathroom more often during pregnancy
''How is it aggravated during pregnancy'' - there are a number of factors at work, including an increased glomerular filtration rate (increases by 50%), anatomical compression of the bladder (eased when uterus lifts higher in the abdominal cavity) and the bladder becoming more irritable due to hyperaemia (increased blood flow, ~30%). The excretion of sodium at night, heightened due to the trapping of ions in the lower body due to venous pressure (which is relieved by lying down) explains why frequency increases moreso at night.
''How can it be treated'' - drinking less water at night