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Attacked by Lower Back Pain during Pregnancy? |
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Lower back pain is a common pregnancy discomfort, and
most expectant mothers experience it. While it may be a sign of a
serious medical problem, it could also be a harmless adaptation of the
changes your body is doing. Still, if you feel discomfort, please don’t
circumvent a visit to your obstetrician. Professional opinion is still
far superior than seeking medications yourself.
Harmless causes
for lower back pain during pregnancy
Even in normal
back pain conditions (outside child bearing), most back pains are benign
though sufferers are alarmed at frequency and the intensity of the
attacks. So it’s not surprising at the alarm rate of expectant mothers
experiencing lower back pain during pregnancy. I will enumerate some of
the most common causes for lower back pain during pregnancy.
Constipation,
Flatulence and Bloating
If your back pain is accompanied by these
embarrassing conditions, this is perfectly normal. Constipation by the
way is a common complaint among older people.
As your uterus grows,
the action tends to create pressure on the surrounding organs, pushing
them aside. This effect makes your digestion process slow. And as we
know, if a considerable matter slowly makes its way down your gut, the
bacteria that reside on your intestine will feast on this matter and the
resulting chemical reaction will produce gas.
Normally, people
swallow air every time. They expend it by burping or if trapped rather
miserably, the air is pushed towards the colon where the air awaits
eventual release as flatus. Moreover, during pregnancy your body
releases progesterone, a hormone that relaxes smooth muscles including
the gastrointestinal tract. This hormone also slows down your digestive
system. All in all, gases do form during pregnancy, (monster) amounts of
them, so if these conditions bother you, take comfort that at least it
isn’t grave however embarrassing they may be.
Round
Ligament Pain
These muscle groups hold your uterus to your
pelvis. As your uterus grows to accommodate the baby so does the round
ligament. They thicken and stretch to support the uterus. These changes
can cause pain though the intensity varies with several mothers. While
some experience it as a dull tickling and continuous sensation, in
general it is a brief sharp pain when you do sudden movement or if
engaged in an activity. This pain shouldn’t last long, at most a few
seconds to a full minute. The best thing to do is prevent sudden
movement, as this can ‘jolt’ the ligament which causes round ligament
pain.
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