5 Pregnancy Tips for Ulcerative Colitis

UCT Researcher — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:28:29 +0000

Dealing with the changes that your body goes through when you are pregnant is difficult enough. Suffering from ulcerative colitis during pregnancy can make enjoying a beautiful experience a real challenge. The good news is that being pregnant will not cause a woman to have a flare up of ulcerative colitis any more than a woman who is not pregnant. The bad news is that women who suffer from ulcerative colitis may have a miscarriage, premature birth, or spontaneous abortion more frequent than women without the disease. If you are currently trying to conceive it is important you take control of your ulcerative colitis and condition your body properly in order to have a viable and healthy pregnancy.

The severity and extent of your disease when you become pregnant appears to influence the course of your disease during pregnancy. Women who are currently in remission will remain in remission, and women with active disease are likely to have continued active disease during pregnancy. Thus, if you are trying to conceive and you are currently active, it is recommended to wait until you are in your remission period.

- During the period of remission, prior to conceiving, it is recommended to take at least 400 mcg of folic acid, or an over the counter prenatal vitamin to reduce the risk of any spinal defects of the fetus.

- You should also stop smoking, consuming alcohol or any recreational drug.

- Women who take prescription or nonprescription medications should review these with a healthcare provider. Natural remedies should also be discussed with your doctor, although natural products that help ulcerative colitis like AloeElite are considered safe to take prior and during pregnancy. A quality AMP product (purified and concentrated aloe vera) such as AloeElite not only will help you decrease ulcerative colitis side effects, but pregnancy side effects as well.

- Caffeine intake should be avoided to prevent irritation of your digestive track, but if unavoidable, it should be limited to 250mg a day.

- Have a generalized physical with your primare care doctor. Make sure you notify your doctor of your plans to conceive so the laboratory tests ordered can be specific to your case.

Best of luck, and enjoy the whole experience of achieving ultimate relieve in order to welcome your baby.

Dealing with the changes that your body goes through when you are pregnant is difficult enough. Suffering of ulcerative colitis during pregnancy can make enjoying a beautiful experience a real challenge. The good news is that being pregnant will not cause a woman to have a flare up of ulcerative colitis any more than a woman who is not pregnant. The bad news is that women who suffer from ulcerative colitis may have a miscarriage, premature birth, or spontaneous abortion more frequent than women without the disease. If you are currently trying to conceive it is important you take control of your ulcerative colitis, and condition your body properly in order to have a viable and healthy pregnancy.

The severity and extend of your disease when you become pregnant appears to influence the course of your disease during pregnancy. Women who are currently in remission will remain in remission, and women with active disease are likely to have continued active disease during pregnancy. Thus, if you are trying to conceive and you are currently active, it is recommended to wait until you are in your remission period.

During the period of remission, prior to conceiving, it is recommended to take at least 400 mcg of folic acid, or an over the counter prenatal vitamin to reduce the risk of any spinal defects of the fetus.

You should also stop smoking, consuming alcohol or any recreational drug.

Women who take prescription or nonprescription medications should review these with a healthcare provider. Natural remedies should also be discussed with your doctor, although natural products like AloeElite are considered safe to take prior and during pregnancy. Aloe not only will help you decrease ulcerative colitis side effects, but pregnancy side effects as well.

Caffeine intake should be avoided to prevent irritation of your digestive track, but if unavoidable, it should be limited to 250mg a day.

Have a generalized physical with your primare care doctor. Make sure you notify your doctor of your plans to conceive so the laboratory tests ordered can be specific to your case.

Best of luck, and enjoy the whole experience of achieving ultimate relieve in order to welcome your baby.

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5 Pregnancy Tips for Ulcerative Colitis