So why do pregnant women experience gastritis?
Gastric motility decreases (Food moves slower) as all the muscles are relaxed due to the hormones released during pregnancy along with the slowed movement the gastric emptying time (time taken for the food to go to the small intestine from the stomach) also increases.
Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy also called as morning sickness is pretty common and is seen in more than 60% pregnant women. The term “Morning sickness” does not necessarily mean that the pregnant woman has nausea only in the morning. Nausea and vomiting are seen sometimes throughout the day. Pregnant women experience morning sickness as early as few weeks