hey treegal & DiannaQ,

Thanks for your replies! I agree, it certainly helps to know others are going through it. I guess at times I've felt like I'm the only one with these "extra" symptoms, which is sometimes frustrating. I am finding since reaching second trimester things are easing (I don't have a stomach ache EVERY night!). I just bloat like crazy (about 5cm by evening - every day). I've also been taking metamucil tabs for fibre... hadn't tried the charcoal or buscopan, so I'll bear those in mind if it flares up again.

Good point on the probiotics, at various times they've both been recommended for and against for me... which has left me just confused!

I suspect I need to find someone good to see again (whether naturopath or dr - I've seen both in the past). I wasn't game to see anyone extra in first trimester cos i just didn't care about eating super healthy, I just wanted to survive it in my own muddled way! And I was flat chat with other appointments due to lots of other complications. But now, things have settled down and I'm probably getting to the point I could face it!

Thanks for both your replies.