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Re: 30 weeks pregnant and vaginal tissues are bulging outFrom: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 18 Jun 2000 13:30:00 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 18 Jun 2000, sms wrote: > >This is my second pregnancy. My midwife said that the bulging was not >my cervix but that I had a rectal prolapse. From reading the other >posts here I believe I have rectocele which is getting worse as the >pregnancy progresses. My questions are: #1 Will this cause me problems >during delivery of this baby (my first delivery was very fast (4 hour >labor and 5 minutes of pushing)? And, #2 Is there anything that I can do >to stop this from worsening while pregnant (bed rest, kegels, etc.) or >will I need surgery after the pregnancy? Thank you for any information! > >-- >sms > SMS There will be no problems with the birth. As far as calming it down, kegels help, lots of fiber to make bowel activity easier. Surgery after will depend on how much worse it gets and if you are done with your childbearing (does not make much sense to repair the rectocoele if you are going to conceive again and destroy the best chance at a repair you will have). Hope this helps.
-- William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth Private Practice New Orleans, La.
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