How much magnesium do you need?
Medical scientists have calculated that during pregnancy a woman needs magnesium in a dosage of 1000-1200 mg per day. This amount will be enough to meet the needs of mom and baby. It is known that this microelement is involved literally in all the processes of the body.
As a rule, due to unbalanced nutrition in women during pregnancy, there is an acute shortage of magnesium, which manifests itself as:
- problems with psychoemotional background in the form of depressions, irritability, tearfulness, lack of working capacity;
- constipation, diarrhea and bloating;
- frequent cramps in the gastrocnemius muscles (especially at night), often there is clamping of the muscles of the back (neck, waist);
- increased uterus tone, which is a large muscle and also suffers from a low level of magnesium in the body, which is fraught with the threat of miscarriage;
- increased pressure, which can lead to dizziness and fainting.
But too much magnesium during pregnancy is also harmful, because it can provoke a sharp decrease in pressure, a decline in strength, heart problems (bradycardia), depression of the central nervous system, so the dosage should definitely be prescribed by the doctor.
In addition, a woman should be aware that this micronutrient is easily absorbed only in parallel with the intake of calcium, but iron preparations, on the contrary, interfere with its intake into the body. This means that taking magnesium follows a couple of hours before iron preparations.
Not only mom, but also the kid needs magnesium preparations, which for pregnant women are prescribed in tablet form. Most often, Magne B6 or Magnelis is prescribed. These drugs help build the locomotor system of the fetus, form the nervous system.
The norm of magnesium during pregnancy should be adjusted by the doctor in accordance with the term. As a rule, this drug is prescribed in the second trimester, because it is at this time that the active formation of the fetal organism begins.
Some women do not know how long it is possible to use magnesium during pregnancy. He is allowed to drink as long as there is a need, that is, until the very birth. In some cases, if a woman feels well, then magnesium is canceled at 36-38 a week.
Magnesium in food products
But not only with the help of medicines can maintain the level of magnesium. Every day the pregnant woman should eat a variety of nuts, leafy greens, legumes and unprocessed rice, sea fish and seafood, sour-milk products, citrus fruits.
If you properly adjust the diet and eat rich with this microelement products, then the need for it to drastically reduce and do not have to drink tablets.