During pregnancy, pregnant women may have some abnormal symptoms that are normal to pregnancy, while others require treatment. So pregnant women need to understand the basic knowledge about pregnancy in order to distinguish correctly and take appropriate measures to deal with symptoms. So why do pregnant women always feel thirsty?
Pregnant women have higher levels of hormones than usual during pregnancy, including estrogen, progesterone, corpus luteum, and other hormones. This accelerates metabolism and increases the demand for water, leading to thirst.
After pregnancy, the body temperature of pregnant women will also be higher than usual, about one degree higher, and this will not decrease until the baby is born. Pregnant women who have a high body temperature for a long time are particularly prone to sweating, and the loss of water at high temperatures will be faster at night, just like dryness. When it is too hot, they will feel thirsty, so pregnant women need to replenish water in a timely manner.
The fetus will excrete metabolic waste through amniotic fluid in the pregnant woman's body. Moreover, as the belly grows larger during pregnancy, it can compress the bladder, causing frequent urination. Therefore, the body needs to replenish more water, and drinking water to urinate more often can achieve the effect of flushing the urethra. Drinking more water can also improve the skin of pregnant women and help with bowel movements. It is best to maintain 2000 milliliters of water per day.
