Pregnancy causes enormous changes in the body, because all of its systems work to provide for the needs of the fetus. Hormonal changes may lead to loss of appetite in some pregnant women from time to time. The timing of this desire to not eat is an important factor, and if it is in the early stage of pregnancy, it is considered an early symptom, and that is in or around the fourth week.
Some pregnant women may find it difficult to keep food in their stomachs for the first 3 months, along with an increased desire not to eat foods.
Most pregnant women feel an improved appetite during the second trimester of pregnancy, and the appetite increases dramatically during the last third.
The loss of appetite in some pregnant women during periods of pregnancy is not due to hormones only, there are other factors such as intestinal gas that causes the digestive system to slow down. The upper sphincter of the stomach relaxes, causing acidity, and this negatively affects appetite.
Solutions. Some causes of loss of appetite during pregnancy are inevitable, but there are procedures that improve nausea and acidity problems, such as ginger drink, salted biscuit and toast to relieve nausea attacks, reduce the size and increase the number of meals.
In general, you should not be concerned about loss of appetite during the first trimester of pregnancy, but if it continues during the following months the doctor may prescribe more pregnancy vitamins to meet the needs of the fetus’s growth and maintain the health of the woman.
