diarehoa in early pregnancy

[1pj]

Hi ladies,yes im a true panicker,but im just a bit worried,i slightly reemmber having this with DD but am still worried because i always thought being pregnant made you constipated???So im 6 weeks pregnant,had a scan yesterday just for dates and all is ok but ive had diarehoa since pretty much i conceived,has anyone else had this in early pregnancy?I cant help worrying its not always major diarhoa but mostly soft but always painful cramps(hope not TMI)and when i have to go i have to go NOW!!!only everytime i need to go so only max twice a day so its not several times a day just seems every bowel movement is painful,runny and quick get me there!Agaain sorry if TMI just wndered if anyone else gets this?thanks!!

[sasha]

I had terrible diarrhoea when I got pregnant with S. AWFUL! So it's not always constipation... although, of course, that will probably come too

[CrazyLady]

It's possible women experience IBS during pregnanxy. That'd be the "I need to go now!" bit. I know a few women on here did so maybe they might pop in and elaborate

[Sterla]

Congratulations PJ! How exciting!

I think being pregnant just messes with your digestion in general. I got diarrhoea with DS and this time around too in the early part of pregnancy. Fun, huh!?

[Baby14]

Yep, me too, I know exactly what you are talking about. I never experienced this at all with my last pg but this time has been awful. I'm nearly 14 weeks now & it's still continuing. I had an extra scan a few weeks ago because the cramps were so severe, all ok though :-)

[catetay]

yep, i've had all three times now! the cramps can be mega painful and wind is a big problem too. I usually start to go the other way around 20 weeks tho, so that's fun - NOT!!!

[kitten2b]

I have had this for this pregnancy and with DD2 as well, not fun, it did ease of when I realised that full cream milk was causing the cramps - never had had a issue before.

[nickle730]

Ooooh yes. I had this in all three of my pg's. My bowels do not enjoy pregnancy! Someone told me early on the bowel is irritated by the hormone relaxin. Don't know how true that is.

Ah, yes... then you can enjoy constipation and haemorroids (sp?) later on!

[lissy]

Yep!! Me too. I had this up untill about 9 weeks, I started taking Mylanta to help with Heartburn & my dihorea stopped too. Maybe its related with you too? Combined with wind pains? Thats pretty common it seems. Oh the joys

[1pj]

thanks so much ladies!!i cant believe its actually finally settled down the last 2 days phew!!!Least i know im not alone!