Patient's question:
Patient Patient Patient Patient I am currently 3 and a half months pregnant, often experiencing stomach bloating, but there is no constipation.Doctor's answer:
During pregnancy, due to the changes in hormones in the body, the secretion of luteinizing hormone becomes significantly more active. This hormone slows down the movement of the intestines; it leads to not only morning sickness, nausea, and dry heaving in the early stages of pregnancy but also acid reflux into the esophagus, causing discomfort throughout the gastrointestinal tract. In the second trimester, as the uterus gradually decreases in size, it pushes the stomach upward and also compresses the rectum, leading to excessive reabsorption of water in the intestines and more pronounced abdominal pain.