Ouch - it hurts!!

[OceanPrincess]

My tummy is full of yukky gas! I'm so bloated and sore - its horrible!!!!

What can I do to try and ease it? Does that "de-gas" stuff from the chemist work???

Help!

[~me~]

I haven't heard of what you are talking about , what about a fizzy drink to try and make you burp?
Might be a silly question..are you sure it's gas and not constipation?

[Charlotte91]

Not sure if you can take it while pregnant, but the best thing ever is Crampeze.
Have you tried laying flat on your back for a while??

[delphmoon]

Is it Enox or something like that that your talking about?

I havn't tried it myself but I have been told it works for bloating.

Hope you feel better soon OP

[OceanPrincess]

Thanks guys... might take a wander to the chemist and see what they've got. I just remember seeing something called "de-gas" somewhere...

Walking seems to help, sitting is bad... can't really lie down at work sadly...

I might get a mineral water or something at lunch time too... burping helps a bit...

Heather... without going TMI... I've had a bit of the runs for the last few nights round 9pm (dunno what that's about) so I'm pretty sure its not constipation...

[Babyluv]

Try lying on one side for a few mins then change to the other side. Do this a few times over, it helps the gas to travel through the intestines and come out hehe. I have IBS and my gastroenterologist suggested this. It really helps with bloating.

[peanutter]

oh no!!

not sure how to fix it ... but I hope it gets better soon!!

[Elocin]

I had shocking wind pain... like, doubled over, tears in my eyes kind of pain. It actually started to stress me out, because it wouldn't go away.

De-Gas rocks. I used to take it in the morning with my vitamins and then again when I got home from work and it really helped.

I'll second walking around too. I know it's hard at work, but sitting down was not helping at all.

I would take some Benefibre as well, even though I didn't really have any issues in the constipation department... it did help though, made sure everything was nice and regular.

Soda water with some lemon / lime helped with the burping and helped release some of the air too. Even now, if I start to feel the pain and I'm out and about, I'll get a small coke from McD's or have a mouthful of DH's softdrink just to try and shift it.

I hope you feel better soon hun.

[OceanPrincess]

Thanks guys. Definitely going to try the cider/water thing when I get home and the lying on each side, thank you for the suggestions.

I got myself some de-gas and I've just popped a couple - the walk at lunch helped! Nic - did you take one or two each time?

I thought I could do without the maternity clothes for a bit longer but it seems that if this bloating continues I'll need to break em out soon - these suit pants are just too tight I think!

[Elocin]

I think I only took one at a time, except the day it was really bad, I took 2 then.

As soon as I stopped trying to squish my tummy into normal clothes and started wearing maternity clothes, the pain eased too.

I hope you're feeling better this afternoon x

[OceanPrincess]

Thank you my friend, I do too... do they take long to work?

My problem is that my mat pants are not in my possession ATM... might be time to get them back...

[peanutter]

does black coffee make you go to the toilet, Ocean?

I worked for a guy, and he'd have a HUGE very strong black coffee, and then like clockwork he (and The Age) would disappear for 30-40 minutes.

You didn't want to go anywhere near the unisex before lunchtime ... smelly ...