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Body Pain During Pregnancy

The body undergoes many changes during pregnancy as the baby grows and the hormones changes. Some women may feel pain in the lower belly or groin, back, legs and thighs due to uterus expansion. Headaches are also common during pregnancy. Other than medications, proper diet, special exercises, stress-reduction exercises like yoga or meditation, applying a heating pad on the back and cold pack on the shoulders, and taking enough rest may help in reducing body aches and pains in pregnancy.

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Can I take medications to treat muscle pain during pregnancy?

Query: Hi doctor, I am pregnant. I have neck and shoulder pain with muscle knots, headache, and middle back pain. I have poor postures in sleeping and sitting positions. Though I changed my pillow, I get a headache often. Since I am pregnant, can I take medications? Kindly suggest.  Read Full »


Dr. Sumit Chawla

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Body aches, backaches, and tiredness are common symptoms of the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. Body posture is important because, after childbirth, nursing care requires proper posture. If you have a poor posture, then it should b...  Read Full »

I am six weeks pregnant and diagnosed with malarial infection. What can I do?

Query: Hi doctor,I am six weeks pregnant and have had a fever, chills, headache, diarrhea, muscle, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain for the past five days. I took a few tests, which showed that I am positive for malarial infection. I would like to know how malaria can be treated during preg...  Read Full »


Dr. Shubadeep Debabrata Sinha

Answer: Hi, I hope this helps. Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Quinine and Clindamycin are the recommended medications to treat malaria during the first trimester of pregnancy. And I suggest you take tablet Quinine monotherapy. However, you may have side effects su...  Read Full »

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