PTYALISM IN PREGNANCY

A bit of introduction first and thank you for reading our first blog post. Afia and Natalia are both midwives who used to work as labour ward co-ordinators at St Georges University Hospital in London where they met. Our aim is to teach from our experiences , raise awareness about different pregnancy related practices and we would love to hear and share your stories so other women and health professionals learn from you. We aim to improve women's experiences in birth via a variety of learning and listening methods while empowering and supporting the health professionals involved in the care of women. We would love to hear about a professional that has made a difference in your pregnancy journey in your area.

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So what is Ptyalism and Sielorroia? Afia had experienced it in both of her pregnancies. Listen to her story on utube at the bottom of this blog post.

So Ptyalism or Sielorroia is an excessive saliva production.

Sielorrhea from the greek word "salio" which stands for saliva and the ancient greek word "ruei" which stands for flow, like the river flows. Basically too much saliva flowing. 🙂

So why does ptyalism happens in pregnancy?

Ptyalism most probably happens because of :

1) Hormonal changes

2) Linked to nausea and Vomiting

3) Changes in Taste and Smell that happens naturally in pregnancy.

More research is needed on the subject

A guidance below on what you can do to improve the symptoms of ptyalsim or sielorroia. Please contact your health provider if you are worried or cannot keep food or fluids in.

Hope you enjoyed this blog post and please feel free to leave a comment about your experiences or any research articles you might have come across. If there is something that has helped you why not share it so more health professionals are aware of it and pregnant women experiencing ptyalism can benefit from it.

You can watch our little discussion on ptyalism here:

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