Pregnant woman coughing and stomach pain

In life, factors such as colds, chills, and getting angry can cause coughs. For normal people, coughing is a very normal thing, but many pregnant women will have stomach pain when they cough. This phenomenon causes many pregnant women and their families to worry, fearing that it will affect the development and growth of the fetus. Is it serious when pregnant women cough and have stomach pain? Will it affect the fetus?

1. Short-term pain---normal physiological phenomenon

The diaphragm is the organ that separates the human chest cavity and abdominal cavity. When you cough, the chest muscles contract, the gas is exhaled, and the diaphragm is pulled up, which will pull the stomach. In this case, there is only a slight pulling pain and no vaginal bleeding. The pain will go away after coughing. It is a normal physiological phenomenon and there is no need to worry.

2. Persistent pain accompanied by vaginal bleeding --- miscarriage

When pregnant women cough, especially violent and frequent coughing, it will increase abdominal pressure and affect the uterus. If the uterus continues to contract, it may induce threatened abortion or premature rupture of membranes. At this time, there is usually vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain continues. In this case, you should go to the hospital immediately.

How to cough correctly during pregnancy

1. Sit or squat

When pregnant women cough, it is best to sit or squat, and it is best to put one hand behind the back or on the thigh to support the body. This can not only protect the spine, but also reduce the pressure changes in the chest and abdominal cavity, and avoid abdominal pain, uterine contractions and other symptoms caused by sudden increase in intra-abdominal pressure.

If you are standing or walking and the sneeze comes too suddenly without time to sit down or squat, it is recommended that you stand still immediately and hold your lower abdomen with both hands, and continue to do other things after the sneeze is over.

2. Cover your nose with a tissue or handkerchief, but leave some space

The human ear, nose, and throat are connected. If you pinch your nose or cover your mouth when coughing, the pressure in your nose will increase, and bacteria and viruses will easily follow the airflow through the Eustachian tube into the middle ear tympanic cavity with low pressure, thus causing acute otitis media. The pressure that cannot be released will also act on the ear canal tympanic membrane through the Eustachian tube, causing perforation of the tympanic membrane in severe cases. Therefore, when a pregnant woman coughs, she should react quickly, take out a tissue or handkerchief to cover her nose, but leave some space.

Pregnant women should not laugh too much

The action of laughing is often easily overlooked. Laughing after pregnancy poses a great safety hazard. Laughing heartily will cause a sudden and sharp increase in intra-abdominal pressure and a sudden increase in abdominal muscle tension, which can easily lead to abdominal pain or premature birth. For the health of the fetus, even if you have a low laugh point, you should appropriately restrain the extent of your laughter.

Generally speaking, it is a normal physiological phenomenon for pregnant women to have stomach pain due to coughing. The pain will go away after they sneeze. If a pregnant woman coughs too frequently, it will keep pulling on her stomach and may cause miscarriage. Therefore, pregnant women should also learn the correct method when coughing, such as sitting or squatting, covering their nose with a tissue and leaving some space.