Pregnant women’s abdominal distension may be caused by physiological factors or pathological factors such as preeclampsia, urinary tract infections and so on.
1. Physiological factors: after pregnancy, fetal development uterine enlargement, pressure on the gastrointestinal tract will cause abdominal bloating discomfort, can be relieved after delivery. During pregnancy, higher levels of hormones inhibit the contraction of the smooth muscle of the digestive tract, food can not be quickly digested and absorbed, can also cause abdominal distension, flatulence of the stomach leading to bloating and pain.
2. Pre-eclampsia: contraction and spasm of uterine blood vessels occur during pre-eclampsia, and blood supply in the uterus is insufficient, which will result in the symptom of bloating and pain in the stomach, and you should go to the hospital immediately, so that the contraction can be controlled in time to reduce the risk of miscarriage in pregnant women.
3. Urinary tract infections: when urinary tract infections, a large number of bacteria multiply in the bladder mucosa, the bladder mucosa is damaged under bacterial aggression and causes a series of chronic inflammatory changes in the bladder, which will result in a bloated and painful stomach.
If the pregnant woman’s stomach is distended and painful, she should go to the hospital in time to get a clear diagnosis and symptomatic treatment.