Pulling in the chest during pregnancy

introduction

Tearing in the chest means shooting and mild to moderately severe pain in the chest or chest.
Chest pulling can have different causes. A clarification is often not necessary if the symptoms disappear again after a short time.
When and whether one should clarify the pulling chest pain during pregnancy depends on how long the symptoms persist, whether there are accompanying symptoms, the general condition of the woman and whether the symptoms occurred during pregnancy or whether they had occurred before once there were corresponding complaints.

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causes

During pregnancy there are numerous hormonal changes and adaptations of the body. Metabolic processes in women are adjusted and optimized in order to provide the best possible protection and care for the growing child in the womb.

Chest discomfort occurs relatively often in pregnant women. However, it is important to differentiate whether it is pulling into the chest or one or both breasts.
Since the female breast also increases in size due to hormones during pregnancy, it is very common Stretching pain and drawing chest pains. The reason for this are hormonal changes in the body. The mammary glands are already prepared for it, which is vital for the child after 9 months of pregnancy Breast milk to produce.
Often times the tissue of the breast is too tender and indurate.

As the pregnancy progresses, they change too Situation the inner abdominal organs, because the child increases in size and there are shifts in the area of ​​the abdomen. These changes can also lead to irritation of the nerves that supply the chest wall, which can then lead to uncomfortable pulling pain.

The woman's weight also increases as the pregnancy progresses. She also adopts different postures than before when walking, standing and sitting. This can be too Tension in the area of ​​the chest and chest to lead.

It is important to differentiate whether the female breast or the rib cage is affected. Because ultimately, a pull into the chest can always come from the heart. Young pregnant women can, albeit Rare, on an unrecognized Heart disease and then happen to become symptomatic during pregnancy.
A heart attack or narrowed coronary arteries (Angina pectoris) are extremely rare in young pregnant women, but should be listed here as a cause for completeness. The most common cause of breast pulling in pregnant women is hormonal changes.

Can a chest pull be a sign of pregnancy or a sign of your period?

Tugging into the female breast can be both a typical sign of the period, and it can also occur when new chest pain is rare in women who have been on their period for a long time. Most of the time, the symptoms during the period are always similar and known to women.

Pulling in the chest as Early signs of pregnancy However, it can occur very frequently and is also due to a hormonal change.
In the case of unusual new tearing into the chest without accompanying symptoms such as shortness of breath, etc., the chest should first be examined (palpated).

The woman can do this herself or see a gynecologist. A pregnancy test should also be performed.
In addition to a palpation examination, a Ultrasound of the breast Tobe offered. In the case of normal tactile and ultrasound findings, one can usually refer to a Mammography (X-ray imaging of the breast) can be dispensed with.
If a pregnancy test is positive, this can explain the pulling discomfort in the chest; further treatment of the pain is then usually not necessary.

Concomitant symptoms

In addition to pulling into the chest, it can also be used to swelling and hardening the mammary gland come. The entire breast can also swell.
In this combination, the cause of the symptoms is usually the pregnancy taking place and the symptoms are hormonal.

There are still some accompanying symptoms that can be added to chest pain and that should be diagnosed quickly. These concomitant symptoms are mainly one accompanying pressure on the chest and shortness of breathwhich can occur both during exercise and at rest.
Cardiac arrhythmiasthat can occur in parallel should also be clarified.
The background to the further investigation is a Exclusion of heart involvement. In some rare cases, a heart problem can lead to pulling discomfort in the chest even in young pregnant women.

When should you start doing something?

With pulling pains in the chest when you are pregnant, you should do something at the latest if you have accompanying symptoms, such as Shortness of breath, pressure on the chest, cardiac arrhythmias or pain that is pulling into the arm comes.
If there are general symptoms such as severe weakness, a doctor should be consulted as soon as possible. If the pulling pains in the chest increase during pregnancy and continue to spread, you should also ask a doctor for advice.

What to do if there is pulling pain in the chest

If the chest is pulled without any symptoms and does not improve, a gynecologist should be consulted if the patient is pregnant. He will examine the breast by touching it and possibly also one Ultrasound scan of the breast carry out.
If there are accompanying symptoms such as shortness of breath or strong pressure, a EKG written to rule out cardiac involvement. A general practitioner or internist or, in an emergency, the ambulance must be visited here. The heart diagnosis is then still through a Laboratory examination added.

Is Chest Pain Dangerous During Pregnancy?

As a rule, chest pulling is not dangerous during pregnancy. The prerequisite is that no heart disease is causing the symptoms.

In most cases, the pulling pains in the chest during pregnancy are triggered by a change in the body's hormonal level. The breast is also prepared for breast milk production during pregnancy, which can also lead to slight to moderate pulling pain in the breast. This type of pregnancy pain is also safe.

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The complaints caused by muscular tension are also to be regarded as harmless. The muscular tension usually arises from the fact that the weight and the balance of strength of the woman change and, when moving, also lead to an incorrect load.

Incorrect loading can also cause irritation of the nerves in the chest area. The disease, which is also known as intercostal neuropathy, also causes pain that is drawn into the chest and is also harmless. In addition, the pain caused by muscles or nerves can usually be triggered with movement and completely disappeared when at rest.

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The only dangerous course is the involvement of the heart, which usually occurs during exercise and only in an advanced state at rest and during exercise.

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