Back pain is one of the most common complaints in pregnant women. Find out the reason for these pains is not easy, because the localization of pain in the coccyx during pregnancy can be not only in the pathology of the spine, but also in the defeat of internal organs and nerves. We will try to understand the causes of coccygeal pains, as well as give full recommendations to pregnant women about the fight against them.
Why does the coccyx hurt pregnant women?
If a woman has a coccyx in pregnancy, the first thing to think about is the restructuring of the body (a discrepancy between the pelvic bones and the deflection of the coccyx back) to prepare for childbirth. Such pain can be repeated or intensified by the end of pregnancy, and after birth gradually disappear even without treatment. Of the other common reasons why the coccyx hurts in women during pregnancy, the following are distinguished:
- Perhaps in the past, a woman had a lumbar injury that makes itself felt during pregnancy.
- Another reason why the coccyx hurts during pregnancy is the tension of the muscles, ligaments, bones of the pelvis and nerves due to the growing uterus.
- Infringement of the nerve that exits the coccygeal bone.
- In the early stages of pregnancy, the pain in the coccyx region, which is combined with the pulling pains in the lower abdomen, may be a symptom of the threat of termination of pregnancy or the beginning of spontaneous abortion.
- Lack of calcium and magnesium in the body.
- Inflammatory lesion of the pelvic organs (inflammation of the ovaries and fallopian tubes).
- Osteochondrosis (or, more simply, the deposition of salts) or inflammatory process of the lumbar-coccyx spine.
- Diseases of the rectum and pararectal tissue (proctitis, paraproctitis, hemorrhoids, operations on the rectum, which lead to the formation of adhesions and scars).
- Diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract.
The coccyx hurts during pregnancy - what should I do?
If the expectant mother has a painful coccyx during pregnancy, she should immediately consult a doctor to distinguish the physiological pain from the symptom of any formidable disease. If, after all, the pain in the coccyx is associated with the pregnancy itself, then you just need to be patient, and to alleviate them a little, doctors recommend the following methods:
- if the coccyx hurts during pregnancy, it will be effective to regularly perform special exercises aimed at relaxing the spine in the lower back: these exercises can be found in the description of the gymnastic exercises for pregnant women;
- a light waist massage is also able to save a woman from pain - during massage, a woman should rest her hands on the table, and the husband at this time massages the muscles of the waist, which leads to the removal of muscle tension;
- a warm compress on the zone of the waist and coccyx effectively relieves muscle spasm and relieves the woman of pain, the use of special ointments and gels (Fast Relief, Dolobien, Diklak) helps to anesthetize the lower back and coccyx;
- you can refer to a specialist osteopath who owns manual methods of anesthesia
or undergo an acupuncture course, but in such cases care should be taken.
If a pregnant woman has a coccyx, then she should never lift weights and wear a supporting bandage, which will prevent the pregnant womb from squeezing the internal organs even more.
Thus, we see that pain in the coccyx during pregnancy can cause many problems and darken the expectation of the baby. To alleviate suffering, the expectant mother needs to perform daily simple physical exercises that will relax the problem area.