Abdominal pain during pregnancy

Abdominal pain during pregnancy occurs almost from the beginning. Not in the first months (in the first days of pregnancy, the discomforts are other, such as dizziness, vomiting and nausea). Actually abdominal discomfort usually appear at the end of the second trimester and especially in the third.

Abdominal pain during pregnancy occurs almost from the beginning. Not in the first months (in the first days of pregnancy, the discomforts are other, such as dizziness, vomiting and nausea). Actually abdominal discomfort usually appear at the end of the second trimester and especially in the third.

The reasons for these pains in the abdomen during pregnancy can be multiple: from a simple attack of gas to the typical discomfort of the baby's fitting in the pelvis. The midwife Susana De La Flor, from Cummater, explains it to us.

Why abdominal pain occurs in pregnancy

Abdominal pain during pregnancy can have many explanations. The midwife Susanna De La Flor enume, lists a few: Desde 'From annoying contractions that could indicate a threat of premature birth, to gas attacks, which during pregnancy are major abdominal attacks. That is why pregnant women are advised not to drink a lot of soft drinks'.

Feeding during pregnancy will be key to try to avoid as much as possible the appearance of gas and constipation. Both can cause abdominal pain. But there is another explanation, in case these pains occur in the last trimester of pregnancy: 'At the end of pregnancy, especially in the last weeks of pregnancy, usually hurt more than the abdomen, pelvis, elongation of the ligaments and by the relaxation of the joints due to progesterone. That makesthe baby can fit well

so that it starts to trigger the birth. But it is usually quite annoying especially after walks, or exercise.

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