Pregnant women who are in the stage of pregnancy are prone to calcium deficiency if they do not supplement their nutrition in a timely manner. What are the general symptoms of calcium deficiency in pregnant women? How can pregnant women quickly supplement calcium?
Symptoms of calcium deficiency in pregnant women and methods for rapid supplementation
Symptoms of calcium deficiency in pregnant women:
1. Leg cramps: usually occur at 5 months of pregnancy and are more likely to occur at night. However, some pregnant women may lack calcium in their bodies but do not experience leg cramps, making it easy to overlook calcium supplementation.
2. Pregnancy induced hypertension syndrome: There is a certain relationship between calcium deficiency and the occurrence of pregnancy induced hypertension. If you are troubled by pregnancy induced hypertension, perhaps you should be alert.
3. Loose teeth: Calcium is the main element that makes up the human skeleton and hard tissues of teeth. Calcium deficiency can cause abnormal enamel development of teeth, reduced anti caries ability, and loose hard tissue structure. If pregnant women feel loose teeth, it may be due to calcium deficiency.
4. Joint and pelvic pain: If calcium intake is insufficient, in order to maintain the normal concentration of calcium in the blood, under the action of hormones, a large amount of calcium in the bones of pregnant women will be released, causing joint and pelvic pain, etc.
Pregnant women's calcium supplementation methods:
1. Dietary calcium supplementation
Pregnant women can eat more high calcium foods in their daily diet, such as milk, dairy products, soy products, and seafood such as shrimp, seaweed, sea cucumber, and sea fish, to supplement calcium. Milk and dairy products: cow's milk, sheep's milk and its formula, cheese, yogurt, condensed milk. Seafood: crucian carp, carp, silver carp, loach, shrimp, shrimp, shrimp skin, kelp, seaweed, clams, sea cucumber, etc.
2. Stay in the sun more often
Regularly go outdoors to bask in the sun every day, especially in autumn and winter. Under photosynthesis, the human body can obtain more vitamin D, promote calcium absorption, make fetal teeth and bones develop more vigorously, and prevent the occurrence of congenital rickets and dental caries. In addition, if you exercise appropriately while sunbathing, the effect will be better.
3. Stewed pork trotters with soybeans
Soybeans are rich in calcium content, and pig trotters contain abundant collagen, which can serve as a skeleton for calcium deposition, making it more conducive to the absorption of calcium in soybeans. However, pregnant women should be reminded that pig trotters have a high content of saturated fat and should not be eaten frequently.
Precautions for calcium supplementation in pregnant women
1. Pregnant women should supplement calcium and iron simultaneously
If you have symptoms of anemia, do not take calcium supplements or calcium containing antacids at the same time when eating iron rich foods or taking iron supplements. Because calcium can affect the absorption of iron. Similarly, due to the high calcium content in milk, do not take iron supplements with milk as a gift. You can choose to drink between meals.
2. Pregnant women taking calcium tablets on an empty stomach
Do not take calcium tablets on an empty stomach. It can be taken with meals, after meals, between meals, or before bedtime. It is recommended to rest for half an hour after dinner, as sufficient chyme can interfere with oxalic acid and promote calcium absorption. In addition, the blood calcium concentration is low at night, so taking calcium before bedtime is also beneficial for calcium absorption.
Therefore, when pregnant women suffer from calcium deficiency, it is necessary to supplement calcium in a timely manner, through dietary therapy or other calcium supplementation methods, to avoid the harm of calcium deficiency to the growth and development of the fetus.
