What to do if a pregnant woman has flatulence

Flatulence in pregnant women may be due to changes in hormone levels in the body during pregnancy, indigestion and other reasons, can be relieved by controlling the diet, massage of the abdomen and other methods. 1. Changes in hormone levels in the body: due to the increase in progesterone in pregnant women during pregnancy, it can inhibit the movement of uterine smooth muscle, thus reducing the occurrence of miscarriage, but at the same time, it will also inhibit gastrointestinal peristalsis, which leads to gastrointestinal flatulence. Pregnant women can improve their symptoms by controlling their diet, eating foods that are easy to digest, such as a liquid diet, drinking more water and eating less spicy and stimulating foods. 2. Indigestion: pregnant women may be due to a large amount of food to the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in a large amount of food accumulation to the gastrointestinal tract, and there is a flatulence manifestation, through the use of appropriate force in the abdominal area around the clockwise massage, can increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote food absorption, thus alleviating the symptoms of intestinal flatulence. Pregnant women with flatulence can also increase the amount of exercise, maintain daily bowel movements and other methods to ease the improvement, if pregnant women with flatulence symptoms after the above methods failed to alleviate, it is recommended to seek medical attention in a timely manner under the guidance of the doctor to improve the relevant examination, to clarify the cause of the disease, the symptomatic treatment.