Anatomy and physiology differences in pregnancy (GASTROINTESTINAL ) Flashcards
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR APPETITE DURING PREGNANCY ?
INCREASES
WHY DOES APPETITE INCREASE IN PREGNANCY ?
DUE TO PROGESTERONE
WHEN ELSE CAN A WOMANS APPETITE BE INCREASED?
IN THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
PREGNANT WOMAN CAN HAVE (TO DO WITH FOOD)
CRAVINGS AND AVERSIONS
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE GASTRIC SYSTEM ?
DELAYS EMPTYING AND REDUCES MUSCLE TONE
WHAT DOES DELAYS IN GASTRIC EMPTYING AND REDUCED MUSCLE TONE CAUSE?
HEARTBURN - REDUCES LEVELS OF GASTRIC ACID
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE LARGE INNTESTINE?
SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXES
WHEN THE SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXES IN THE LARGE INTESTINE WHAT HAPPENS?
CONSTIPATION AND INCREASE IN FARTS
WHAT DO PREGNANT WOMAN OFTEN SUFFER WITH? (COMES BACK OUT THE MOUTH) OR CAN BE A FEELING?
NAUSEA AND VOMITING
PREGNANT WOMEN CAN ALSO SUFFER HYPEREMISIS
WHAT IS HYPEREMISIS?
When pregnant people can’t stop throwing up a lot, it can make them lose weight, get dehydrated, and produce ketones, which are bad chemicals in their pee or blood.
EFFECTS OF PREGNANCY ? (TO DO WITH SMOOTH MUSCLE AND THE GUT).
REDUCES SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE AND GUT MOTILITY