Gastritis during pregnancy

Gastritis is one of the most common gastrointestinal( GI) diseases that occurs in every second person on the globe. The basis for the development of the disease lies inflammation of the inner shell of the stomach.

Gastritis in pregnancy can develop due to improper nutrition of food allergies, hypovitaminosis or Helicobacter pylori infection. The organism of the pregnant woman undergoes a number of changes and changes. This affects not only the hormonal background, but also the position of the internal organs.

Symptoms of gastritis during pregnancy can greatly overshadow the bearing of a child and deliver a huge discomfort to a woman, yet the disease does not affect the normal functioning of the fetus and is not a contraindication to conceiving a child. What causes the appearance of the disease and how to deal with it without harming the developing fetus?

Provoking Factors and Symptoms

More than seventy percent of cases of gastritis in pregnancy is an exacerbation of an existing pathology. The disease can occur in the following cases:

• improper diet, including overeating;
• smoking and drinking alcohol;
• stressful situations;
• chronic infections;
• iron deficiency;
• disturbance of metabolic processes;
• endocrine disorders;
• infection with Helicobacter pylori infection.

. We distinguish the main symptoms of gastritis:

• pain in epigastrium;
• attack of nausea and vomiting;
• diarrhea;
• belching;
• rumbling and bloating;
• weakness and dizziness.

Species

There are two main types of ailment: acute and chronic. The acute process is characterized by a rapid current and appears, as a rule, for the first time. For a chronic form, periodic relapses are characteristic.

Acute

The disease most often has the chemical, thermal, bacterial and mechanical nature of its occurrence. Trauma to the cells and glands of the stomach and leads to an activation of the inflammatory reaction.

Catalyst in the emergence of acute gastritis can become pancreas, liver, gall bladder, metabolic disorders, as well as malnutrition and uncontrolled medication.

The incubation period of the acute process lasts from four to eight hours. Initial symptoms of the disease are such complaints of patients:

• severity in the stomach;
• nausea;
• vomiting;
• diarrhea;
• pallor;
• plaque on the tongue;
• Premature toxicosis;
• dry mouth or profuse salivation.

Chronic

Specialists identify the general symptoms of a chronic process: soreness in the stomach, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

Helicobacter pylori takes a leading position in the formation of a chronic form of gastritis. Its effect disturbs the secretion of gastric juice.

Severe chronic gastritis may be due to changes in taste preferences. Women often become capricious and fastidious to eat. Sweets, products with preservatives, dyes can trigger a relapse. Completely cure the chronic form is almost impossible, patients should learn to live with the disease.

With acidity

Excessive release of hydrochloric acid in the literal sense of the word corrodes the gastric mucosa, aggravating the course of the disease. Increased acidity provokes the appearance of pain in the navel and epigastric region. A painful outbreak can be mild and severe, most often it is associated with eating.

Women also complain of heartburn after eating and belching sour. Half an hour before meals are prescribed drugs that reduce the production of hydrochloric acid. They are appointed for a period of three days. Coping with nausea will help prokinetics. This group of drugs stimulates the motor activity of the stomach and relieves gravity.

You can also drink mint, chamomile and oats. They will help to remove the inflammatory process and reduce the excess release of hydrochloric acid. These medicinal plants well envelop the damaged mucous membrane of the stomach.

With hyperacid gastritis, it is forbidden to eat foods that can further increase acidity: lactic acid foods, acidic fruits, fatty foods, rich broths.

With reduced acidity

In this case, hydrochloric acid is produced in insufficient quantities. With gastritis with reduced acidity, the tenderness of the abdomen has a weakly expressed character. Clear signs of the disease are: nausea, vomiting, rumbling, heaviness, flatulence, weakness, malaise.

To facilitate the course of the disease will help drugs that support the pancreas. Such drugs have in their composition enzymes that break down proteins, fats and carbohydrates. For the normalization of the intestinal microflora, probiotics and eubiotics can be taken.

Erosive

Characterized by the appearance of erosion on the mucous membrane - lesions with a smaller depth than ulcers. Defects do not leave behind scars. To provoke the appearance of an erosive form in a future mother may be the following reasons:

• improper diet;
• anxiety, stress;
• injury, burns;
• presence of Helicobacter pylori infection.

The disease worsens the general state of health and causes malaise. There are pains in the stomach, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Painful outbreaks can occur at night and on an empty stomach. Erosive gastritis threatens the development of internal bleeding and can result in death. If a pathology is found, a strict bed rest is prescribed for the woman.

Atrophic

It is characterized by a thinning of a mucosa of a stomach and depression of the glands working out hydrochloric acid. The disease has a bacterial and autoimmune nature. In the first case, the causative agent of the disease is the Helicobacter pylori bacterium, and in the autoimmune process the body, in fact, is struggling with itself.

Immunity produces antibodies to its own cells. To lead to the activation of the pathological process can mental and physical overwork, work in harmful production, hereditary factor. Atrophic form is able to develop against a background of chronic gastritis.

The disease causes the appearance of anemic syndrome, which is characterized by the following symptoms:

• increased fatigue;
• drowsiness;
• weakness, apathy;
• pallor;
• headaches;
• brittle nails and in the mouth.

Disturbance of digestion manifests itself in the form of pain, a feeling of heaviness, heartburn, belching, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. The basis of the therapeutic process is dietary nutrition, since most drugs are prohibited for pregnant women.

Helicobacter

Bacterial infection suppresses the work of the stomach glands producing hydrochloric acid. This leads to a decrease in acidity and the appearance of problems with digestion. Bacterial damage causes the appearance of such symptoms:

• abdominal pain;
• bloat;
• belching;
• bad breath;
• headaches;
• fungal infection;
• problems with nails and hair.

To restore and preserve the microflora of the stomach will help diet food. It consists in the frequent use of liquid and semi-liquid food. As the condition improves, it is allowed to introduce into your diet boiled fish, meat, porridges.

In severe cases, the doctor may decide to prescribe anti-inflammatory, antacid and antispasmodic drugs. Preference is given to herbal medicines.

Treatment of gastritis during pregnancy

The most informative diagnostic method for gastritis is gastric intubation. The technique allows you to take a sample of gastric juice to determine the level of acidity, as well as conduct an analysis for the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection.

Endoscopic method will allow to study the state of the walls of the stomach and detect the presence of lesions. Such methods of diagnosis during pregnancy are conducted in extreme cases. What to do next, after the statement of the exact diagnosis?

The

diet The correct diet regimen plays a big role in the treatment process. During the acute phase of the inflammatory process, bed rest and a sparing diet are prescribed. The woman should eat in small fractions. In no case you can not starve. Food is best cooked in a couple, in the oven and boil.

It is necessary to refuse from the products stimulating sokootdelenie: sugar, sweets, broths, carbohydrates. Eat foods in a shredded form. It is necessary to limit the consumption of fatty, roasted, salted, smoked, pickled. It is better to give preference to dairy products, cereals, mucous and milk soups, vegetables and fruits.

Do not eat too hot or cold food. As a drink it is better to use water without gas, herbal teas, jelly. From strong tea and coffee for the period of treatment is better to refuse. Raw fruits and vegetables can strongly irritate the mucous membrane, so use them better in stewed or cooked.

In case of gastritis, a doctor can recommend a day of unloading. Consider the nuances that should be followed:

• before the 28th week of pregnancy is forbidden to arrange unloading;
• is recommended to carry out unloading on certain days, but not more often than once every ten days;
• eating should be 5-6 times a day;
• food should be thoroughly chewed;
• during unloading, you should consume two liters of water per day.

Drugs

You should be extremely careful in choosing medicines, do not take drugs without prescribing a doctor. If the aggravation of the disease was provoked by Helicobacter infection, then treatment during pregnancy is not carried out. It is impossible to get rid of the pathogen without harming the fetus.

In general, in the early stages of pregnancy, many drugs can not be taken. Treatment of gastritis in pregnant women includes the use of drugs that protect the mucous membrane. These include antacid agents, which reduce the production of hydrochloric acid. Pregnant women are allowed to take drugs based on calcium and magnesium.

To relieve pain, antispasmodics help. From the third trimester, Drotaverine is allowed. In critical situations, the use of metoclopramide is permitted from the third trimester. The drug normalizes the motility of the stomach.

Traditional medicine

Indispensable assistance in the period of carrying a child is provided by traditional medicine. It should be remembered that some recipes of traditional healers can cause increased tone of the uterus. For this reason, it is not permissible to take unconventional medicines voluntarily.

To calm the nervous system and ease the spasm will help decoctions of medicinal herbs. They prefer plants that have anti-inflammatory, astringent, antiseptic, adsorbing properties. To them it is possible to carry: a camomile, a balm, a St. John's wort, a yarrow, a cottonwood.

Honey is an effective and safe product that is used in the treatment of gastritis. It is known for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and regenerating properties. To achieve a stable therapeutic effect, honey should be consumed several times a day, while it is important to make sure that there is no allergic reaction.

For gastritis with high acidity, honey is consumed an hour and a half before meals. A tablespoon of the product is bred in a glass of warm water. Honey neutralizes excess hydrochloric acid and protects the mucous from the negative effects of gastric juice.

If you take honey twenty minutes before eating, it will stimulate the production of gastric juice, so this technique is used for gastritis with low acidity. Honey is bred in a glass of cool water.

Gastritis in pregnancy gives a huge discomfort to a woman. The disease does not affect the development of the fetus, yet contributes to the appearance of severe toxemia, and with an erosive type of death threatens.

Many drugs are prohibited for use during pregnancy, so in most cases the treatment includes dietotherapy and traditional medicine. Any actions should be discussed with the doctor, since even safe prescriptions of traditional healers can harm during the period of bearing of the child. Early diagnosis and a competent approach to treatment is a guarantee of your health!