Hey Lori

With my pregnancy with DD and this time around I get those same horrible pains that you talk about where you want to vomit and pass out as well. I have found it is due to the hormone changes (which slow my digestion down to almost nothing) and also because you get constipated so easily. I also had a bout of it yesterday and it is so painful that I've told DH that I don't need to experience labour as I go through this every couple of weeks.... and yes due to the constipation part you will also be prone to hemorrhoids which I have also had bleed when straining too much...

I have tried everything to help ease the constipation and pain but nothing works so I just deal with the pain once every couple of weeks and then I'm fine and move on til the next bout arrives. Luckily it seemed to subside after DD was born but would re-occur every once and a while just like irritable bowel syndrome..