Anorexia during pregnancy

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Anorexia during pregnancy is also called pregorexia. These are pregnant women who do not want to gain weight and change their figure during pregnancy, so they choose to reduce calorie intake and exercise compulsively.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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When does it happen?

These women want an excessively thin figure during pregnancy, tend to be women with low self-esteem problems and an extreme concern to keep the line. It is very common that women with pregorexia, have already suffered eating disorders before becoming pregnant, although there are also cases of pregoréxicas without a history of previous anorexia.

Pregorexia

It is important that women who expect a child understand what this process involves. The figure of women undergoes great changes, and weight gain is inevitable. In addition to the child's floor, the weight of the amniotic fluid, the placenta, the increase in blood volume, widening of the uterus and, finally, fluid retention, which is very common during pregnancy, must be counted.

Pregnant women should gain 10 to 15 kilos during the entire gestation period. In women of very thin constitution it is recommended to reach up to 16 kilos more.

Problems of pregorexia

It is a serious eating disorder, in addition to affecting the mother also has consequences on the development of the future baby.

Problems of pregorexia

The consequences on the baby depend on the stage of the pregnancy in which this disorder has started and the severity of it. During the first trimester the most serious consequences occur with fetal malformations or problems in neural development. If this disorder is experienced during the second or third trimester, it can cause:

  • Malnutrition.
  • Cerebral palsy.
  • Decreased amniotic fluid.
  • Delay in intrauterine growth.
  • Digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular problems.
  • Fetal death.

The children of women with pregorexia may have more health problems, they are small and with a less developed brain, their growth rate is slower compared to the rest of the children. During pregnancy it is necessary to control the consumption of food, through a balanced diet and moderate exercise is achieved not put at risk the health of the future baby.

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