Pregnancy Constipation

Pregnancy –> Progsterone High –> reduce colonic smooth muscle activity –> inhibits Motilin –> Constipation

• motilin normally –> Fast Migrating Myoelectric complex –> propels food from small Intestine –> colon

Other things in Pregnancy

• Cholelithiasis (Inc Cholesterol content in bile)
• Cholecystitis (Dec gallbladder motilitiy)
• Hemmoroids