Surely every woman who has ever been pregnant had experienced back pain, especially in the last stages of pregnancy. In General, carrying a child is a very complex process: the body and all the organs heal and women have a double burden. Digestive, circulatory, respiratory and excretory system - that now has to work not only on the woman but also her fetus. I touched it and the musculoskeletal function of the spine.
Therefore, back pain in pregnancy is not extraordinary, but very natural phenomenon. Let's look at why this happens and what to do if it hurts badly, and traditional painkillers pregnant to buy it.
The causes of back pain during pregnancy
In the body of a pregnant woman, from the first days begin to suffer changes that are, in some way, prepared her for a future happy event. During the pregnancy, during the term of a nature that continuously introduces some adjustments, especially with regard to hormones.
Therefore, produce the hormone relax relax the ligaments of the sacral and coccygeal joints, even. This provides you the mobility you need for the part.
But the stability of the lumbosacral falls, and the woman to compensate for you have to strain the back muscles and the abdomen.
During pregnancy the estrogen in a woman almost all the time is reduced, and progesterone is elevated - this ensures the optimum conditions for the realization. The inverse of the ratio (low progesterone and estrogen) that can cause bleeding uterine and spontaneous)
Before birth, the level of progesterone drops and estrogen increases
Since estrogen depends on the elasticity and the tone of the uterus, as well as their ability to reduce the size. Because progesterone is ensured by the formation of the placenta and the growth of the uterus during pregnancy. Each week a new woman was gaining weight, her belly is rounded and more projecting forward. Starting around 14 weeks, as a test to discern from the outside, and to hide the pregnancy is difficult. It also changes the motion and the posture of the expectant mother: if you notice, they all go with head high and flattened again by the shoulders. This march is popularly called "proud". In fact, despite the fact that each woman internally and instinctively as nature, proud of their position, the reason for the posture is quite prosaic: the Center of gravity of the pregnant woman moves forward, the angle of the pelvis increases, causing the increase in lordosis of lumbar, and in order to maintain balance, the spine in the thoracic region is fed again, together with the shoulders and the head
Of course, to go all the time in this position carry - back, inevitably, it starts to hurt, especially in the thoracic and lumbar. Therefore, the main causes of back pain in pregnancy is physiological and is a direct connection of the position, that is to say, they are typical for any woman during pregnancy. this:
- The change the natural curves of the spine and the displacement of the center of gravity
- Increase the elasticity of ligaments and joint mobility of the lumbosacral
- The reduction in the amount of estrogen - the main hormone which helps in the normal construction of the bone structure
- The lack of estrogen gives rise to the fragility of the bones and leads to osteoporosis.
Important tips for pregnant women with back pain
Therefore, it is important tips that I want to give future mothers is:- The first thing you need to do during pregnancy is to guarantee the normal daily intake of calcium, preferably with vitamin D, as one of the most important in the body
- Also along the way, make sure to take folic acid, very important for the development of a foetus.
- The lack of folic acid can cause congenital spina bifida your child
Exercises during pregnancy
During pregnancy you should also have to do daily exercises for pregnant women. Don't be afraid that it might negatively affect your baby or you.
Your active baby classes only benefit, as it improves the blood circulation, nutrition and even mood. For the back exercises will be beneficial, as it helps to eliminate the spasm of the muscles that back pain and strengthen the muscles of the coherent system
Additional causes of pain during pregnancy there are Also individual for each woman the cause of the pain:
- The presence of dystrophic degenerative processes of the column before the pregnancy
- Uncomfortable shoes, for example, too high of a heel
- Other diseases or diseases
- The uterus is in good shape
- Prolapse uterine
Lumbosacral herniated
If a woman has a lumbosacral hernia, then it should strengthen the control over their disease, especially in the second half of pregnancy:
- Make sure to visit a podiatrist
- To do stretching exercises
- Use of a support corset . The use of the corset is also recommended for all women who have back pain, starting with 34 weeks pregnant.
The difficulties of the last few months
The last two months before the birth of a baby is hard for women.
The weight of the fetus is already quite decent, and it is more and more pressure on your spine. Back pain can acquire radicular in nature and to give in the leg, especially when walking
The uterus begins to descend and put pressure on other organs in the pelvis, why women have symptoms of cystitis
The load on the kidneys in the third trimester also increases due to the increase of the volume circulating through sanguine purificationis system fluid and increase waste products of the foetus.
This can lead to pyelonephritis or symptoms of kidney failure if the woman was already before the pregnancy, problems with the kidneys kidney disease, they can be an additional source of back pain in pregnant women
Increases the tone of the uterus
A common problem during pregnancy - increased tone of uterine. In General, this phenomenon is dangerous in the early stages when the risk of miscarriage. In the future is not for women, except for the inconvenience, or danger.
For what reasons is the increased tone of the uterus? Both ordinary and scientific:
- Its small, only slightly hit you in the leg, check conked out, forgot about him, ready for his quick appearance in the light
- Stress and bad mood results in tone not only "every fiber of the soul", but also of the uterus. For this reason, during pregnancy should try to always maintain calm and be in a good mood, mostly because it is so important to the health of the nervous system of the fetus
- Muscle strain of the back and the abdomen is transmitted to the muscles of the uterus
- In the later stages there are false contractions (Braxton hicks syndrome)
So is the "dress rehearsal" for future genres
What medication to use for back pain during pregnancy
Pregnant women often face this problem: that the poor, impossible to use many drugs. Therefore, we all know the Nsaids we take of back pain for pregnant women is unacceptable. Why? Because they have a lot of contraindications, and dangerous for the common people and the situation.
If a woman during pregnancy is pain or back pain unbearable?
- For the treatment can be used decoctions of herbs, bee products
- Antispasmodic drugs, which can be used during pregnancy
- You can use prepared homeopathic, which are also completely harmless
If you do everything right and comply with these simple recommendations, the pregnancy should be performed easily, and the baby is born healthy and happy.