Can magnesium sulfate be used to maintain pregnancy for a maximum of three days?

Magnesium sulfate is a common drug in medicine. Women are prone to uterine contractions or unstable fetal implantation in the early stages of pregnancy. Magnesium sulfate can be used to protect the fetus. Appropriate injection of magnesium sulfate can play a role in protecting the fetus. Magnesium sulfate should not be overused. Generally, the injection should not exceed five days.

How many days can magnesium sulfate be injected to maintain pregnancy?

Magnesium sulfate has the effect of relieving smooth muscle spasms. The uterus is made up of smooth muscle. Using magnesium sulfate to preserve pregnancy is to relax the uterine muscles and achieve the effect of preserving pregnancy. It should not be used for more than five days. During the period of pregnancy preservation, you should eat a light diet, pay attention to rest, and relax.

What are the side effects of magnesium sulfate for pregnancy protection? Physical discomfort

Intravenous injection of magnesium sulfate often causes symptoms such as flushing, sweating, and dry mouth. Rapid intravenous injection can cause nausea, vomiting, palpitations, dizziness, and nystagmus in some cases. Treatment: Symptoms may disappear by slowing down the injection rate.

What are the side effects of magnesium sulfate for pregnancy protection? Heart problems and renal insufficiency. When the dosage is large, respiratory arrest, arrhythmia and heart block may occur. If the concentration increases further, the heart may stop beating.

Treatment: Contraindicated in patients with renal insufficiency.

What are the side effects of magnesium sulfate for pregnancy protection? Constipation: Continuous use of magnesium sulfate can cause constipation. Some patients may experience paralytic intestinal obstruction, which will improve after stopping the drug. When constipation during pregnancy becomes more and more severe, pregnant women often go without a bowel movement for several days, or even 1-2 weeks, which causes abdominal pain and bloating. In severe cases, it can lead to intestinal obstruction and premature birth, endangering the safety of mother and baby.

Treatment: Do not use laxatives indiscriminately, especially for pregnant women within 16 weeks of pregnancy, otherwise it is easy to cause miscarriage or premature birth. For some pregnant women with milder symptoms, food therapy can be used, such as drinking a glass of light salt water on an empty stomach after getting up every day to stimulate intestinal peristalsis, eating more fruits and vegetables rich in crude fiber, green leafy root vegetables, and cereals and potatoes.

What are the side effects of magnesium sulfate for pregnancy protection? Hypocalcemia

In rare cases, blood calcium levels may decrease, resulting in recurrence of hypocalcemia.

Hypocalcemia is a phenomenon in which blood calcium is lower than normal and is a calcium metabolism disorder. Since the physiological effects of calcium depend on free calcium (i.e. ionized calcium), hypocalcemia generally refers to low ionized calcium, also known as free calcium below normal values.

Treatment: Severe hypocalcemia may lead to hypocalcemic crisis, which is life-threatening and requires active treatment. Calcium supplementation should be timely. If the effect of calcium supplementation is not good, you should pay attention to whether you have hypomagnesemia and supplement magnesium if necessary. As symptoms improve, you can switch to a high-calcium diet and take oral calcium supplements plus vitamin D (nutritional vitamin D or active vitamin D).