What’s wrong with being thirsty when you’re pregnant?

Pregnancy is always thirsty may be related to fast metabolism, amniotic fluid rehydration, gestational diabetes and other reasons.
1. Rapid metabolism: pregnant women’s body fat increases, body temperature and metabolic rate will also rise, the body water is easily consumed and evaporated, saliva secretion will also consume water, with the metabolic rate increases, defecation and urination frequency will also be increased accordingly, thus causing the phenomenon of pregnancy is always thirsty.
2. Amniotic fluid replenishment: gestation of the fetus, the uterus needs amniotic fluid is also increasing, most of the water will prompt the pregnant woman’s body liquid into the amniotic sac, making the amniotic sac full of liquid, thus causing the phenomenon of pregnancy is always thirsty.
3. gestational diabetes mellitus: due to high blood glucose, osmotic diuresis effect, high blood glucose due to the relative lack of insulin can not be completely metabolized, so with the urinary discharge of osmotic diuresis take away a large amount of water, resulting in the phenomenon of pregnancy is always thirsty.
Pregnant women are always thirsty, in the exclusion of physiological factors, pregnant women should pay close attention to their own physical condition, if there is discomfort, should consult a doctor in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions for treatment.