What to do if you’re pregnant and don’t poop

Pregnancy does not bowel movement belongs to the constipation symptoms, may be the diet structure is not good, the uterus enlargement compression, gastrointestinal peristalsis reduced and so on, can be improved by adjusting the diet structure, appropriate activities, as well as the use of medication and other methods. 1. Adjust the diet structure. The lack of bowel movement after pregnancy is likely to be caused by eating food that is not easy to digest. Drink more water, eat more celery, cabbage or bean sprouts, and vegetables and fruits rich in dietary fiber such as bananas, dragon fruit or apples, which can help defecation and improve the symptoms of constipation. 2. Appropriate activities. After pregnancy due to the uterus enlargement pressure to slow down the peristalsis, can also lead to pregnant women do not bowel movement symptoms of constipation. It is recommended that pregnant women usually increase the appropriate exercise, such as walking after meals or usually do pregnant women yoga exercise, swimming, gentle clockwise massage of the abdomen, etc., can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis to help defecation. 3. medication. After pregnancy, if the symptoms of constipation is more serious, through diet and exercise after conditioning did not improve, it is recommended that under the guidance of a doctor to use Keseru laxative, pay attention to the use of drugs when the action is gentle, to avoid damage to the mucous membrane of the anus. Pregnant not stool should also be alert to whether the intestinal tract organic lesions caused by, such as intestinal obstruction or, intestinal tumors, colorectal polyps and other diseases, under the guidance of the doctor to confirm the diagnosis of the specific cause of the symptomatic treatment.