WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1998: Re: very large bowel movements during pregnancy

Re: very large bowel movements during pregnancy

From: Marcia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:19:05 -0500 (CDT)

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It is funny that this has come back to haunt me now that the baby is 6 mos. old!At Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Dor wrote: >
>At Sun, 18 Jan 1998, Marcia wrote:
>>
>>This afternoon I had trouble passing a very large bowel
>>movement. Tomorrow I will be at 27 weeks. I had problems
>>with infrequent and hard stools during my first pregnancy
>>and subsequently, hemmorhoids. The hemmorhoids started
>>a few weeks ago and I've been using doctor-approved OTC
>>for that. Anyway, this thing today was a monster (3" in
>>diameter is not an exaggeration)!! Actually, I couldn't
>>get it out for the longest time and ended up going in to
>>lie down for a while.
>>
>I CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE CONSTIPATION - Although not pregnant = one
>evening of constipation changed my last three years - I take citrucel
>and colace OTC twice a day - fibre kind of bothers me - tried a 15 gr.
>fiber cereal - gave me a stomach ache - - I have found for my hemmoroids
>I make sure that I "grease" them first to alleviate any more straining -
>because that straining is giving me hideous stomach aches - they say it
>maybe IBS - but colace is OTC, use to be RX and I use citrucel - -
>psyllium and me don't get along
>
>+**************+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
>
>>In my first pregnancy, the doctor said that I could take

>>pericolace, but that it was expensive and recommended
>>trying something OTC first. I used Surfac which didn't
>>do much and I was a little afraid of it. I was then
>>prescribed pericolace after giving birth. (I was one of
>>a rare breed...REQUESTED an enema during labor because
>>I had not pooped for several days...and boy, did it feel
>>good!)
>>
>>I am planning on calling tomorrow to see what can be done,
>>but does anyone have any tips for the rest of tonight? I
>>don't think I'll have to go again for a while, but would
>>appreciate advice. My husband and I thank you...neither
>>one of us like having our pipes clogged!!
>
>--
>Dot
>

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