What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency during pregnancy?

People's bodies contain a large number of elements. The composition of these elements brings a certain health to the human body. However, when a certain element is lacking in our body, our physical health will be threatened to a certain extent. From this we can see that each element is very important. What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency during pregnancy? Only by figuring out what symptoms we will experience when elements are lacking can we understand what is the most correct approach for us to take when such symptoms occur. Next, let us learn about the symptoms of zinc deficiency during pregnancy.

Symptoms of zinc deficiency in pregnant women

1. Pregnancy reactions will worsen, such as acidophilus, vomiting and other phenomena will worsen.

2. Intrauterine fetal growth retardation: leads to premature birth and low birth weight babies.

3. Increased complications of delivery: prolonged labor, miscarriage, premature birth, increased rate of fetal malformation, malformation of the central nervous system of the brain, leading to a decrease in the total number of fetal brain cells;

4. The mother's uterus has weak contractions, making it difficult to give birth smoothly.

5. Low immunity, prone to repeated infections;

6. Skin damage is difficult to repair: when trauma occurs, the wound is difficult to heal; it is easy to suffer from dermatitis and stubborn eczema;

7. Loss of appetite, taste and smell disorders;

8. Symptoms such as hair loss, memory loss, and chronic fatigue.

Symptoms of zinc deficiency in pregnant women

During pregnancy, the demand for zinc will gradually increase. Pregnant women should pay special attention to symptoms such as poor taste, smell, and anorexia, which are manifestations of zinc deficiency. If zinc is not supplemented in time, the fetal growth and intellectual development will be lower than normal, which is not good for both the pregnant woman and the fetus. Pregnant women with zinc deficiency may also experience the following symptoms:

1. Pregnancy reactions will worsen, such as acidophilus and vomiting;

2. Intrauterine fetal growth retardation: leading to premature babies and low birth weight babies;

3. Increased complications of delivery: prolonged labor, miscarriage, premature birth, increased rate of fetal malformation, malformation of the central nervous system of the brain, leading to a decrease in the total number of fetal brain cells;

4. The mother's uterus is weak in contraction, making it difficult to give birth smoothly;

5. Low immunity, prone to repeated infections;

6. Skin damage is difficult to repair: When trauma occurs, the wound is difficult to heal, and it is easy to suffer from dermatitis and stubborn eczema;

7. Loss of appetite, taste and smell disorders;

8. Symptoms such as hair loss, memory loss, and chronic fatigue.

What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency in pregnant women?

1. Increased pregnancy reactions: acidophilus and vomiting

2. Intrauterine fetal growth retardation: leading to premature babies and low birth weight babies

3. Increased complications during childbirth: prolonged labor, miscarriage, premature birth, increased rate of fetal malformations: malformations of the central nervous system of the brain

What are the symptoms of zinc deficiency?

1. Loss of appetite: picky eating, anorexia, refusal to eat, general reduction in food intake, no feeling of hunger, and no initiative to eat;

2. Eat strange things. For example: biting nails, clothing, chewing toys, hard objects, eating hair, paper scraps, raw rice, wall dust, soil, sand, etc.;

3. Low immunity, frequent colds and fevers;

4. Recurrent respiratory tract infections such as tonsillitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sweating, night sweats, etc.;

5. White spots appear on the nails, hangnails grow on the fingers, and geographic tongue appears (irregular red and white patterns on the surface of the tongue);

6. Slow reaction and lack of concentration;

7. Vision problems: decreased vision can easily lead to night vision difficulties, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, etc.;

8. Skin damage: When trauma occurs, the wound is not easy to heal; prone to dermatitis and stubborn eczema;

9. Recurrent oral ulcers.

It can be seen that the symptoms of zinc deficiency during pregnancy are quite obvious. When pregnant women find problems with their physical health, such as frequent insomnia or feeling dazed, they should consider whether they have zinc deficiency. If they are not sure, they must go to the hospital for examination in time. Once they determine the cause of these conditions, they must actively take appropriate measures to solve the problem and not take it lightly or ignore it.