Mom-to-be pregnant, naturally, is a sweet thing, the whole family happy at the same time, but found that many pregnant women go to the toilet back are sad face, they are what? It turns out that they are constipated. Why are pregnant women prone to constipation? How to deal with the prevention of pregnancy constipation? Today to tell you about the matter of pregnancy constipation. Causes of constipation in pregnancy There are many causes of constipation in pregnant women, pregnant women are prone to constipation may be due to the normal tension of the intestinal smooth muscle and intestinal peristalsis weakened, the abdominal wall muscle contraction function is reduced, coupled with dietary disorders, such as food is too fine or partiality, eating too little crude fiber, or drinking too little water as well as exercise to reduce the amount of factors caused by. Severe constipation in pregnant women is detrimental to both the pregnant woman and the fetus. 1.The enlarged uterine body presses on the colon, slowing down the speed of fecal operation and leading to the inability to have normal bowel movements. 2, pregnant women endocrine level changes, progesterone increases, and progesterone can reduce the smooth muscle tone of the gastrointestinal tract, causing defecation difficulties. 3.Pregnant women’s dietary structure improvement, coarse food reduction, lack of dietary fiber, fecal matter, lack of stimulation of the intestinal wall to promote the role of. 4.Pregnancy activities are reduced, affecting the peristalsis of the colon. 5, pregnant women may take a variety of drugs, such as sedative drugs to ease the discomfort of pregnancy, but these drugs often have side effects on intestinal function, which is another important cause of constipation in pregnant women. In order to alleviate the symptoms of constipation in pregnancy, pregnant women should strive to do the following: get up in the morning or after breakfast regularly defecate, to become a good habit of regular defecation; every day at a fixed time to drink water, drink water, but pay attention to is not binge drinking; increase the amount of exercise, insist on walking in the evening for more than half an hour; take medication need to be careful. 1, morning regular defecation Adopt the habit of getting up in the morning or regular defecation after breakfast. After breakfast, the colon propulsion activity is more active, is conducive to start defecation, about one hour after breakfast is the best time to defecate. When you have the urge to go to the toilet, don’t ignore the urge to go to the toilet, and don’t hold back the inconvenience. Expectant mothers should not take too long to go to the toilet, otherwise it will easily lead to increased abdominal pressure, bringing difficulties to the lower limbs reflux. 2, pay attention to drinking water skills Constipation plagued by the mother-to-be usually to drink more water, but also to master the skills of drinking water. For example, every day in a fixed time to drink water, and gulp drink, but not binge drinking. Such a drinking method can let the water reach the colon as soon as possible, can make the feces become fluffy, easy to discharge out of the body. 3, increase the amount of physical exercise lack of exercise or long time inactivity will lead to constipation become more serious, so, the mother-to-be usually should be appropriate exercise. Expectant mothers appropriate activities can enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, sleep enough, happy mood. If the above methods do not improve constipation, and you need to take laxatives, you need to go to a specialized hospital and take them under the guidance of a doctor. What food to prevent pregnancy constipation Whether or not pregnancy constipation occurs, can be adjusted and relieved through dietary therapy. Pregnancy diet should pay attention to replenish enough water, while eating more fiber-containing fresh vegetables and fruits, such as kiwi fruit, bananas, pears, grapes, spinach, kelp, cucumbers, celery, carrots, horseshoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, corn, etc., on the treatment and prevention of constipation is good. 1, potato: potato is a very comprehensive nutrition and easy to digest food, help the development of the fetus, to protect the health of pregnancy. At the same time contains crude fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and accelerate the metabolism of cholesterol in the intestinal tract, has the effect of lowering cholesterol and laxative, to improve constipation during pregnancy is very helpful. 2, corn: corn is coarse grains in the health care products. Its dietary fiber content is very high, can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerate fecal excretion, constipation in pregnancy is very good. Of course, it also has diuretic, antihypertensive, enhance metabolism, delicate skin and other effects. 3, soybean: soybean nutritional value is very high, also known as the “king of beans”, “meat in the field”, it contains very high quality protein and rich in dietary fiber, which is conducive to the development of the fetus, and promote the metabolism of pregnant women. At the same time, rich in high-quality dietary fiber can open the bowels and facilitate the improvement of constipation in pregnant women.