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Back pain during pregnancy is common in most pregnant women, back pain appears quite early in pregnancy and the pain increases with pregnancy. During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes many changes and that is also the common cause of back pain. There are many pregnant women with only mild pain that does not affect their daily activities, but also many women with severe, persistent pain that significantly affects their daily life.
1. Causes of back pain during pregnancy
Back pain is a common symptom in anyone, especially women during pregnancy. As the pregnancy gets bigger, back pain tends to increase. Back pain is also common in the early stages of pregnancy.
Causes of back pain during pregnancy include:
Due to hormonal changes During pregnancy, a woman's body produces a hormone called relaxin. This hormone has the effect of expanding the pelvis to prepare for the future birth, at the ligaments, muscles in the pelvic area relax and joints become looser. Stretched ligaments and muscles cause back pain that is often accompanied by pelvic pain.
Due to stress, stress Anxiety and stress during pregnancy will also make back pain worse, because when stressed, the muscles in the body do not have time to relax, causing pain. back increases.
Due to change of position When pregnant, the fetus grows larger over time, making the mother's abdomen enlarge, changing the center of gravity of the body, so the mother has to lean back to keep balance, causing damage to the spine. As a result, the woman gradually changes her posture and gait leading to back pain.
Due to weight gain During pregnancy, the mother's body will have obvious changes. Weight gain increases the body's burden on the spine causing back pain.
Due to spinal disease The most common cause is sciatica, which is manifested as back pain in women often spreading to the buttocks, thighs, and calves accompanied by a feeling of numbness. The pain usually occurs on one side of the leg, and worsens with walking and rest. Women who have had sciatica before, are likely to have back pain due to this cause very often and the rate of back pain is also higher.
Due to fetal movement Symptoms accompanied by back pain are brown or bright red vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, abdominal pain and low back pain. Therefore, if pregnant women have back pain accompanied by the above symptoms, immediately go to the medical facilities for examination to have the most appropriate treatment.
Usually back pain is more common due to causes from muscles, ligaments, and spine than from pregnancy.
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2. How to relieve back pain during pregnancy?
Back pain during the first 3 months of pregnancy is a condition that causes many difficulties and difficulties for pregnant women at this stage, accompanied by symptoms of morning sickness, so it makes pregnant mothers very tired. Pregnant women can apply some of the following ways to help reduce back pain: Gentle exercise: Regularly practice gentle, suitable exercises such as walking, bare-arm exercise, yoga, swimming. .. to help the body be healthy, increase the strength of muscles, strong bones and joints, and these exercises also support pregnant mothers during childbirth easier. Change posture:When standing, keep your back straight to avoid back strain, when sitting, sit up straight, sit with a chair. If you want to get something on the ground, you should sit down and get it, avoiding the situation of straight back, bending down because this action will make the pain worse. When sleeping, pregnant women should lie on their left side, change the position so that it is most comfortable but help you feel comfortable, and should not sleep in the supine position. Put a pillow between the knees and a thin pillow under the waist, the waist will sleep better, if the mother prepares herself a specialized pillow for pregnant women, it is better. Details of fetal development week by week, every parent should learn:
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Do not eat too much: Do not eat too much in 1 meal, should divide into many small meals, supplementing with enough nutrients for both mother and baby. Body weight should increase steadily every month, to avoid sudden and excessive increase, women should see a doctor immediately to be checked.
Do not wear high heels: During pregnancy, women should not wear high heels, but should wear low, flat shoes, comfortable walking. Because wearing high shoes will cause the body to lean forward more, so the back pain will also increase, not only that, it is also dangerous for the mother if accidentally tripping, causing miscarriage, miscarriage or premature birth.
Do not carry heavy things: Do not carry heavy objects, causing increased load on the spine causing increased pain.
Warm compress: Applying a warm compress to the waist, bathing with warm water also helps reduce back pain quite effectively that you should apply. Light and regular daily massage of the lower back is also an effective pain reliever, helps increase blood circulation and helps soften muscles.
Supplement calcium and magnesium from foods: green vegetables, legumes, milk... and from medicines, functional foods for pregnant women as prescribed by doctors for healthy body development, prevention disease prevention.
In case of a lot of pain that does not improve when using the above methods, pregnant women can consult a doctor to use pain relievers.
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3. When to see a doctor?
Back pain in the first 3 months is common, but can also be a warning sign of something dangerous. Need to go to a medical facility for examination when back pain appears but the following signs appear:
Back pain accompanied by other symptoms such as vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain need to go to the doctor immediately because it may be a sign of threatened miscarriage. pregnancy, especially in the first 3 months, the risk of miscarriage is high. Pain or burning sensation when urinating, this could be due to stones or inflammation of the urinary tract. The back pain is intense, dull, long lasting, back pain spreading to the buttocks, thighs, and legs. Back pain in the first 3 months of pregnancy is a common condition, due to many causes. Pregnant women should apply the above methods to help improve back pain. However, in some cases, there are other symptoms that pregnant women should pay attention to to see a doctor promptly. The first 3 months are the most sensitive time during pregnancy. In order for mothers and babies to be healthy, to reduce back pain during pregnancy, parents should note:
Understand early signs of pregnancy, pregnancy poisoning, bleeding during pregnancy. Timely, correct and sufficient first prenatal check-up, avoiding too early/too late. Fetal malformation screening at 12 weeks detects dangerous fetal malformations that can be intervened early. Distinguish between normal vaginal bleeding and pathological vaginal bleeding for timely intervention to maintain pregnancy. Screening for thyroid disease in the first 3 months of pregnancy avoids dangerous risks before and during delivery. Vinmec currently has many maternity packages (12-27-36 weeks), in which the 12-week maternity package helps monitor the health of mother and baby right from the beginning of pregnancy, early detection and timely intervention of health issues. In addition to the usual services, the maternity monitoring program from 12 weeks has special services that other maternity packages do not have such as: Double Test or Triple Test to screen for fetal malformations; Quantitative angiogenesis factor test for preeclampsia; thyroid screening test; Rubella test; Testing for parasites transmitted from mother to child seriously affects the baby's brain and physical development after birth.
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