Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by Tomtabear: Pregnancy symptom ?
I was wondering for those of you who are pregnant or have kids if during the first few months your stomach felt bloated alot and occasionally went back down to almost normal size. And if when you bent over your stomach below your belly button felt as if there was a small spot that didn’t move. Not by touching it with your hands but just bending over. I have had alot of gas too. I do have irritable bowel syndrome but could be pregnant. I feel tight around my rib cage and feel more bloated than normal. Thanks in advance.
I took a HPT four days before AF was due. It came back negative. The day before AF I spotted a little brown, next day dark dry brown, then a normal day, stopped one day, then back to brown spotting. But I’ve had a couple dizzy spells. And just feel strange many days almost like I am aroused for seconds at a time in lower abdomen into my private areas. But my mom said when she was pregnant she did have a period.
I took a HPT four days before AF was due. It came back negative. The day before AF I spotted a little brown, next day dark dry brown, then a normal day, stopped one day, then back to brown spotting. But I’ve had a couple dizzy spells. And just feel strange many days almost like I am aroused for seconds at a time in lower abdomen into my private areas. But my mom said when she was pregnant she did have a period.

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Answer by kabmiller@verizon.net
IF you could be pregnant, TAKE A TEST!!!

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Question by TerriersRock: IBS concerns in the first trimester of pregnancy question (fear of it causing miscarraige)?
Okay I have what is believed to be IBS. We have a family history of it in our family and the doc says before running tests that that is it. Anyways we are trying to start our family and wonder if that has any effect on the ability to get pregnant?

Also the first trimester, all the stress from going from constipation to diarrea and back. Would that harm the baby? (I have the ibs where its back and forth between constipation and diareaha) Honestly this is the first bought of it I’ve had in 4 months. So its scary.

So I just want to know how IBS affects pregnancy and becoming pregnant……and if its possible to have a healthy happy baby.

Also I want to know what else I can do to lessen the IBS symptoms now and during that time. (I’ve been eating healthier so thats a start) I’m not on any medicine for the ibs

(IBS= Irritable bowel syndrome)

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Answer by stephanie k
i really don’t know much about ibs still i am just learning all the stuff as my 5 yr old son was just diagnosed with it a few days ago but they put him on bentyl and it really works !

Good Luck i do know that excessive diarrhea can cause contractions i am in my first trimester and worry about it because i am lactose and i get the cramping and diarrhea any way i hope you find out and i would just call your doctor and ask to be on the safe side!

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Question by TerriersRock: Pregnant with IBS….scared and need advice? Please help (Scared of Ectopic Pregnancy being an issue)?
Okay so I found out yesterday that I am pregnant. Which is great but I’m scared. You see I’m having pain on my right side. And normally I get my IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) pains there but now I’m scared that even though its in the same place as the IBS pains that it might be an ectopic pregnancy. They did blood work today. I’m just praying its the IBS. anyways have any of you ever wondered? Or thought that?

I shouldn’t be so worried but I’m scared. I’ve got pain in my lower right abodmen and back (where I normally get my IBS pains….but I’m not constipated right now or anything.)

I’m pretty scared

My symptoms are: Missed period (with light spotting on day of expected period)
Nausea
Slight back pain
Gas

Sadly my blood pressure is a little high right now because I’m so nervous about everything at the moment….anxious (which causes IBS)
I just want to be able to be happy about this, instead of scared

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Answer by Arrey
If it isn’t the IBS it could just be round ligament pain. I got it pretty regularly in the first half of my pregnancy, always on the right side, but now it’s much less. It’s pretty painful though. If you’re really scared, go to the hospital. Better safe then sorry. Good luck!!!

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Question by bparham: Phantom Pregnancy Kicks or Something Worse?
Okay, so I have a five month old and lately I have been feeling kick like movements in my lower abdomen. I’ve had my period, I have an IUD in, and the pregnancy test all came back negative. Its not my gallbladder, its not hemorrhoids, and its not Irritable Bowel Disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Does anyone know what could be going on with my body?

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Answer by sonj
I have had a few of those lying in bed at night.
I think it is just wind

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Question by cheerychumms: Are these related to pregnancy and does it sound good?
My period is due in 4 days. I had unprotected sex with hubby on the day before ovulation. Since then I have been crampy off and on,feel very vey tired which is not normal for me,no matter what i eat i still feel hungry and have been constipated but i have irritable bowel syndrome and usually am never constipated. My cervix will be soft and very hard to reach and then at times will feel lower and kinda firm,this is off and on,like right now its high.I also dont have much discharge at all unless i feel for my cervix and there is some milky very thin discharge on my cervix. I am soo confused. does this sound like pregnancy. And im going to test tomorrow.

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Answer by Ryan’s mom
I don’t know about the cervix as I never examine mine, but the discharge does possibly indicate pregnancy. Good luck.

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