PTYALISM IN PREGNANCY

                    PTYALISM IN PREGNANCY

There are many changes that occur in the woman body during pregnancy and one of  the changes is increase salivation during early pregnancy.

sometimes these increase salivation may instill fear in the life of the mother ,because she may be


habouring in mind if every thing is ok with her body or the baby.
Ptyalism is the term given to excessive saliva production.These condition occurs more frequently during pregnancy, especially if one is suffering from morning sickness.


                        IS PTYALISM DANGEROUS
While one is pregnant,the body undergoes many drastic changes and this is one among those changes.combine with nausea or morning sickness,this problem can be a little unpleasant but good news is that it will go away within the first few weeks.
Excessive salivation during pregnancy will not affect your baby.Infact these condition is experience by many woman during the pregnancy period.It is completely safe for both you and your baby as long as there isn,t any serious underlying conditions that is causing it.

   CAUSES OF EXCESSIVE SALIVA DURING PREGNANCY

  • excessive salivation is apparently caused by stimulation of the salivary glands due to ingestion of starch.
  • increase in estrogen production
  • increase in odor sensitivity
  • stomach is more sensitive
  • psychological response
                                  TREATMENT

  • Taking a few precautionary measures may help to control excessive saliva to an extent such as
  • consuming foods that are too starchy
  • eat small meals in a smaller intervals
  • using a natural mouth wash 4 -5 times interval
  • Taking plenty of water can help to stay hydrated
  • chewing a sugarless gums
  • Taking ice cubes
  • visiting your family dentist for dental and gum care
                   BENEFIT OF EXCESSIVE SALIVA
While this is not a serious problem ,it can be irritating when combined with nausea.It gets hard to deal with this excess salivation problem as you will already have so many changes taking place in the body duri
ng pregnancy

  • The excess saliva acts as a lubricant
  • It helps in balancing the acidity of gastric acid
  • The saliva produced contain few enzymes that help in breaking the food in to smaller sugars. This helps your digestion.
  • It acts as an anti bacterial agent and protects the teeth from decay and the mouth lining
By the end of first twelve weeks of pregnancy,These symptoms will most likely subsides.However ,just like nausea, some mothers experience these symptom throughout their pregnancy.


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