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Indigestion
Indigestion, or an uncomfortable feeling and difficulty digesting food, is common during pregnancy and is often accompanied by bloating and gassiness, heartburn, and morning sickness.
Other symptoms of indigestion are:
- burping
- an uncomfortably full feeling in the stomach constipation
- diarrhea
- nausea
Even if you've never had indigestion in your life, the changing hormones that are wreaking havoc on your body in the first trimester will probably see to it that you have some while you're pregnant.
In the last trimester your expanding uterus means there is less space for your stomach and intestines and you may find that, although you're hungry, you experience indigestion often from sheer lack of space. This symptom, thankfully, goes away as soon as your baby is born.
Phyllis A. Balch, a certified nutritionist and author of the bestselling book, "Prescription for Nutritional Healing," recommends keeping a food log to identify foods that are causing digestive problems like gas and indigestion. Once you know the foods that are creating the most difficulty, you can cut them out of your diet.
Other ways to help make your indigestion better include:
Eating slowly and not talking with your mouth full. Your mum was right, when you chew or talk with food in your mouth, you swallow more air, which can cause indigestion.
Eating smaller meals more often: If you eat smaller amounts of food, you don't tax your digestive symptom as much and you can digest what you eat more easily.
Chewing more slowly: This helps your body jumpstart the digestive process and avoid indigestion.
Avoiding greasy, processed, and fatty food: These foods are harder for your body to digest and more likely to give you indigestion.
Eating first, drinking after: In many cultures around the world people do not drink any liquid until after they've eaten. Turns out, there's a scientific basis for this: Liquids taken with meals dilute the digestive enzymes that you need to digest food fully.
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