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• Constipation due to increased water reabsorption pressure of gravid uterus

and reduced motility of large intestine.

• Gall stone: more tendency to stone formation.

• Appendix: is displaced upward by enlarged uterus.

Appetite usually increases, after a temporary decrease due to nausea and

vomiting.

 Musculoskeletal System

• Alteration in posture can result in lordosis (waddling gait occurs due to

increased level of progesterone and relaxation hormone).

• Diastasis recti is associated with the enlarging uterus in some women.

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