Anemia during pregnancy can appear in the form of fatigue, paleness but also as palpitations and shortness of breath. The red blood cells are produced in our bone marrow and have a survival time of about four months. Iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid are used for the production of the red blood cells. If one or more of these substances are missing, the production of red blood cells will gradually be affected and you will get symptoms of anemia. Causes of anemia Iron-deficient diets, can often be seen in vegetarians and people who lose weight for a long time. This is linked to the fact that our most important iron source is meat. folic acid deficiency Large blood loss due to, for example, bleeding hemorrhoids or gastrointestinal bleeding. During pregnancy there is an increased need for the building blocks used in the production of red blood cells. Of course, the unborn child also needs red blood cells. What symptoms cause anemia during pregnancy? The first symptoms ma...
Being pregnant is a physical exertion beyond the ordinary. Of course, having severe headaches means an even greater stress for the body and mind, but thankfully it does not apply to the child who in no way gets bad from his mother's headache. Unfortunately, there are no good pain-relieving drugs that do not affect the fetus and for many people therefore the pregnancy becomes a period where headaches are extra difficult to live with. No pregnancy or childbirth is exactly the same as any other and the same seems to apply to you who have migraines. For some women, the first migraine attack in life comes just during pregnancy and for those who already have migraines, the pain can develop very differently. Some women with hormone-induced migraines can even avoid the seizures during pregnancy and sometimes as long as the first period after childbirth. For other women, the migraine continues, just as before, with the individual triggers that created the seizures. But remember to ...