My first pregnancy passed like clockwork: I ate well, led an active lifestyle and traveled a lot. Therefore, when I became pregnant again, I counted on the fact that this time everything will turn out well. But at some point, everything went wrong. I did not pay much attention to slight nausea in the first trimester. Now I understand that if I immediately went to the doctor, then I would have the opportunity to avoid the horror that accompanied me almost until the end of the second trimester ...
Why does toxicosis occur?
At the beginning of the first trimester, I did not believe until the last that it was toxicosis. Where did he come from, because in my first pregnancy he was not in sight. Yes, and a little time has passed - a little over a year.
As it turned out, the absence of toxicosis in the first pregnancy does not guarantee that it will not appear next time. And there can be many reasons for this. I turned to three different doctors for help and they all voiced their assumptions to me.
Gynecologist, who observed my pregnancy, was sure that the main cause of toxicosis was hormones. Previous pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, constant stress and fatigue - all this led to a hormonal malfunction in the body.
Gastroenterologistwhich I addressed this problem, called another reason. In his opinion, everything was the fault the diet I followed during breastfeeding. For a year, only light and healthy foods were in my diet. And when, after completing the GW, I returned to regular food, it was not easy for my stomach to switch to a different food system. But as soon as his work returned to normal, I became pregnant a second time. And thus it dealt a new blow to its digestion - after all, hormonal changes in the body during pregnancy often disrupt the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
And here psychologist, who turned out to be a young girl without children, was of the opinion that all problems go from the head. She said so: “Toxicosis is a psychophysical phenomenon. If you are not mentally prepared for pregnancy, then the body will in every way resist it ”. A strange statement, especially considering the fact that I was completely ready for the appearance of my second child and wanted it myself.
How are the symptoms of toxicosis
As time passed, and mild nausea in the morning became my constant companion. But I still did not go to the doctor, in the hope that I could cope with the problem myself.On the advice of my mother-in-law, I began to drink natural fruit drinks and eat sour apples. When migraines and mild dizziness were added to nausea, I also did not attach any importance to this, taking this symptom as a reaction of the body to weather changes.
It all ended up in the fact that after a few weeks I was literally taken by the hands to the doctor. By that time I could not eat almost anything, a glass of tomato juice for the whole day. Constant drowsiness appeared, and all the smells surrounding me caused new bouts of nausea. Washing powder, soap, shampoos - my body reacted to almost everything.
I was prescribed “Hofitol” - a herbal choleretic drug, “Iodomarin” and “Magnesium B6” to relieve the tone, which inevitably began after vomiting, and also as a sedative.
But by that time my condition had worsened so much that I was sick of everything, even water. The medications prescribed by the doctor were not absorbed. Signs of dehydration began to appear: the skin was dry and constantly itchy, a burning sensation appeared in the eyes. I passed the urine for analysis, and a high concentration of acetone was found in it. For ten days I lost more than three kilograms, the doctor wanted to send me to the hospital. We agreed with a nurse, and she came to me twice a day to put a dropper.
How to treat toxicosis
Combined therapy in the treatment of toxicosis gives very good results. I was given droppers with glucose, Ringer's solution and saline, injections with antiemetic drugs and vitamins. The first day I lay in bed and literally felt like a "vegetable". It felt like I was sick of even a simple turn of the head. The next day I began to feel better, and towards evening I was able to get out of bed and even drink tea with crackers.
A major role in the treatment of toxicosis is played by fresh air. When treatment began, my mother moved for a while. The room in which I lay was constantly aired. When I got a little poised, I already began to go out onto the balcony myself - after such a “walk” my appetite usually woke up and my headache subsided. Well, after the cancellation of droppers, I began to slowly go out with my daughter.
The obvious signs of toxicosis are gone, but my path to rehabilitation has only just begun. I ate fractionally (often in small portions) so as not to give the stomach an extra load, I ate large quantities of vegetables, fruits and lean meat: boiled or steamed. From oily and fried, pancreatitis exacerbation immediately began.
My blood sugar rose and I had to give up sweets for several months. Finally, I returned to normal only at the end of the second trimester, my weight will fully recover, and again I felt like a man.
My doctor is sure: toxicosis during pregnancy is not the norm, but pathology. And it cannot be ignored and left to chance. If I took up treatment on time and adjusted my nutrition, I could have managed without injections and droppers. And I wouldn’t lie in bed like a vegetable. I fell into the very trap that too responsible mothers usually fall into: they get so used to constant workloads, household chores and continuous child care that they completely forget that they themselves can sometimes get sick and need help.
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Video from Marina: How to survive severe toxicosis
I did not assume that such manifestations of toxicosis exist. He appeared in my second trimester. I couldn’t drink or eat anything. From any smell turbidly terribly! Helped walks in the fresh air, then it was winter, the cold invigorated. The doctor prescribed some drug, now I don’t remember the name, sweet brown dragee, it helped the first time. I remember that for joys I ate for the first time several servings of soup! After a month, the toxicosis was gone, the pill stopped taking.