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Re: Cramps & lower back ache

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 22:24:33 -0500 (CDT)


Could be constipation, Braxton-Hicks or preterm labor. The fact that you're still pregnant speaks against Preterm labor.

HSM

At Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Kristin wrote: >
>I am 35 weeks pregnant and for the past 3 days, I've had cramps and
>achiness in my upper thighs (where I usually had menstrual cramps) and
>they are also occuring in my lower abdomen. My back is a bit achey as
>well. I have started taking extra iron supplements in the past few days
>and have experienced constipation. Could the constipation be causing
>all this or is it something else?

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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