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Here's what you should know before making an appointment. Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Is Dry Mouth a Sign of Pregnancy? If you feel like you are living in the bathroom, it may be that you've had one too many coffees. Or, it could mean an embryo has taken up camp in your uterus.
Pregnant women will often complain about things smelling bad , like their food or the garbage that no one else can smell. As Knopman says, "Elevated hormones like hCG and progesterone can immediately impact your smell. Food cravings you know, the whole "pickles and ice cream" thing is a well-known pregnancy complaint.
But did you know it's possible to experience food aversion, too? As Bustillo tells me, you might find yourself turned off by certain foods. And yes, even ones you used to love. Sad face. Have you noticed that your nipples look darker , or maybe the pigment in your face? If so, Bustillo tells me this could be an early sign of pregnancy.
Who knew? Thanks to changing hormones, you may start to be a little unsteady on your feet. As your gut and growing baby are learning to get along, the same intestinal upsets that cause constipation also give you gas. Try eating less of the common gassy foods such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beans, and carbonated beverages.
Also avoid greasy and fried foods, since food with high-fat content takes longer to empty from your stomach and intestines. Shortly after eating, and sometimes even between meals, many pregnant women belch and burp. They may experience a burning or irritating sensation just below their breastbone. Once again, your hormones are the culprit. Pregnancy hormones cause an overall slowdown of the intestines, relax the stomach muscles, and delay the time it takes for food and gastric acids to be passed from the stomach.
Pregnancy hormones also relax the protective muscles at the entrance of the stomach. The medical name for this is gastroesophageal reflux GER and is also responsible for the uncomfortable sensation known as indigestion. Many women feel cramps in their lower pelvis during the first trimester of pregnancy. You may find that these subside after the uterus begins to grow up over the pelvis bone.
However, cramps can return every now and then, especially if you overdo it. Medication Excessive thirst can sometimes be a side effect of certain types of medication, including lithium, certain antipsychotics and diuretics water tablets.
Other causes of thirst There are also many other potential causes of severe thirst. These include: diabetes insipidus — a condition caused by problems with a hormone that regulates the amount of fluid in the body diabetic ketoacidosis — a dangerous complication of diabetes caused by a lack of the hormone insulin in the body sickle cell aneamia — an inherited blood disorder psychogenic polydipsia — where a person with a mental health condition, such as schizophrenia , drinks excessive amounts of water that can't be excreted got rid of by the kidneys excessive bleeding.
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