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Home / Lifestyle / Living with Fibroids / Best Ways To Ease Fibroid Discomfort During Pregnancy

Best Ways To Ease Fibroid Discomfort During Pregnancy

Studies show that African American women are affected by fibroids more than other ethnicities. While the condition can make it difficult to become pregnant, it’s far from impossible. In many cases, that means you’ll need to modify how your fibroids are treated until you’ve had your baby. The question is then, how do you ease your fibroid symptoms while pregnant? Let’s look at some of your options. 

Why Are Treatments Limited During Pregnancy?

Once you’re pregnant, your doctors have to balance your treatment with maintaining a healthy pregnancy. Doctors usually limit any procedures that will put any stress on the growing fetus or increase the risk of premature birth.

Most health practitioners will encourage you to undertake more natural ways of handling your symptoms. In certain situations, pregnant women may undergo a procedure known as a myomectomy, which removes fibroids from the outside of the uterus or the uterine wall.

How To Handle The Symptoms While Pregnant

Check Out The Mediterranean Diet

According to health personnel, making changes to your diet can have a positive impact on the size of your fibroids as well as the severity of your symptoms.

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The most helpful of these diets seem to the Mediterranean. In this diet, you’ll eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, legumes, as well as fish. You’ll also limit foods that can aggravate fibroids such as red meat, processed foods, and refined sugars. 

Rest Well

Getting a good night’s rest has an incredible effect on your overall health. Where fibroids are concerned, resting well can help to reduce inflammation and pain, which are two uncomfortable characteristics of the condition.

If you’re having trouble sleeping, adding some comfortable pillows to your bed may help. Significant discomfort might need intervention from your doctor, though.

Keep Hydrated

The importance of drinking enough water cannot be overstated. By keeping hydrated, you can ensure that all your bodily processes have enough water to function properly. Those functions include fighting inflammation, running your immune system, and managing pain. 

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