A woman with ankylosing spondylitis should have a normal pregnancy, but she is likely to suffer from back pain and find it harder to move, especially in the last trimester of pregnancy, due to changes caused by the disease.
Although some women do not develop symptoms of the disease during pregnancy, this is not common and in case of pain, it is important that it is treated appropriately using natural resources as the medications can be harmful to the baby.
- Physical therapy.
- Massages.
- Acupuncture.
- Exercises and other natural techniques can and should be used in the treatment of spondylarthritis during pregnancy.
- To relieve symptoms.
- As this disease is incurable.
- Medications should only be used as a last resort.
- As they can pass through the placenta and reach the baby.
- Injuring the baby.
During pregnancy, it will be very important for the woman to maintain good posture throughout the day and throughout the night to avoid aggravating joint damage. Wearing comfortable clothes and shoes can help achieve this goal.
Some women diagnosed early with this disease may have a very weakened hip and sacroiliac joint, which prevents a normal delivery and should opt for a C-section, but this is a rare situation.
Because it is inherited, the baby may have the same disease.To clarify this doubt, genetic counseling can be done with the HLA-B27 test, which indicates whether the individual has the disease or not, although the negative result does not exclude this possibility.