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The pelvis consists of two iliac bones, joined by the sacrum at the back, and the pubic symphysis anteriorly. Pelvic pain in pregnancy occurs when the pelvis expands slightly due to the action of the hormone relaxin, in order to allow passage of the baby at birth.
Causes of pelvic pain in pregnancy
pelvic pain in pregnancy
Often, this modification causes pain in the pubic area and some activities such as walking, climbing stairs, or separate the legs can increase pain perception.
Pregnancy, besides causing physical and emotional changes are accompanied by changes in muscles and joints. Your pelvis expands slightly, due to the action of a hormone called relaxin, which is preparing for the time of delivery and training for the passage of the baby. Therefore, you may feel kind menstrual pelvic pain or discomfort in the area between the navel and English. Usually, these symptoms are normal and should not worry.
Tips to relieve pelvic pain in pregnancy
– Perform exercises aimed at improving the stability of the pelvis and back. The program of maternal education, the midwife will explain the proper exercises.
– Use a pelvic belt to help stabilize the hip.
– Keep still and apply dry heat to the painful area.
– When the pain is severe, take painkillers prescribed by the doctor.
– Treatment by a physical therapist can be very beneficial.
– Avoid being too long in the same position, either sitting or standing.
– If you have to stand for a long time, it is advisable to support each foot alternately on an object to discharge small height back.
– Sit leaning back on the back straight, avoiding cross one leg over the other, as it hinders the circulation. At the end of the day, put your legs up can help.
– You can take the pain reliever paracetamol, as long as you’ve consulted with your doctor.
The body of the woman, no doubt, is what most embodies the changes discussed both in pregnancy. Back, hips and legs should contrive to carry the extra weight. Obviously it hurts. At the time, hormonal changes can cause headaches and sinus.
However, to understand what happens and how to help the new condition is less disturbing. Gynecologists Clinic Women, Eduardo Naranjo, Esperanza Hincapie and expert of LLL in Bogota, Valeria Calderon, explained the reasons for major ailments during pregnancy and give some tips to alleviate them.
BACK AND HIPS
Sure, what many women imagine when I hurt my back and hip is all due to the extra weight, partly yes, but how hard to imagine is that the column moving and pelvis, which normally functions as a single piece starts working fractionally.
The baby’s growth and undergo tummy back to a new increasingly larger effort, which exposes them to great stress.
To achieve load maternal belly nine months, the column began a series of physiological changes that lead her to move back, and in the process lower back muscles suffer greater pressure.
The pelvis becomes pregnant five bones, which previously worked as a ring, is released due to the work of the hormone relaxin, which acts on the joints of the joints in preparation for birth.
Should this prove incapacitating pain, it is best to consult, to rule that there is a previously undiagnosed pathology pregnancy.
