Advances in Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy

Gastrointestinal complications in pregnancy

Unlike disease, there are not any gastrointestinal diseases specifically caused by pregnancy. However, pregnancy may complicate most gastrointestinal diseases, particularly gastroesophageal reflux and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, gastrointestinal symptoms are extremely common within the pregnant patient. Symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia occur in 50–90% of all patients.1 Most of these symptoms are a manifestation of normal altered physiology during which changes occur both functionally and anatomically.

• Nausea and vomiting


• Hyperimisis Gravidarum


• Gallstones


• Constipation