Is it normal for your stomach to often feel bloated and painful when you are pregnant?

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

Pain in the early stages of pregnancy has many causes, some of which are normal physiological phenomena. Generally, physiological pain is not very severe and occurs for a very short time. It is mainly caused by the expansion of the uterus after pregnancy, leading to the stretching of uterine ligaments, which usually does not affect daily life.