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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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