Re: discomfort with exercise

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Dr. M

At Sun, 30 Sep 2001, andrea wrote: >
>I am 24 weeks pregnant and have been walking regularly throughout my
>pregnancy. For the past few weeks, throughout the duration...from
>beginning to end...of my walks, I feel a kind of stretching or muscle
>cramping on either my lower left or right side of my belly. As soon as
>I stop walking, the pain stops. I have no other complaints...spotting,
>etc....Also, this only happens when I am walking to exercise, not any
>other time (grocery store, mall...)
>
>I have chalked it up to the fact that I am getting larger and my
>spandex/bikers shorts aren't enough to support the weight of my belly. I
>need to go out and buy one of those support belts.
>
>Is this a cause for concern, or do you think my theory is correct? I
>would hate to be told that I cannot workout. Also, I do take it pretty
>easy...my speed is 3.0-3.5 and my elevation is 3.
>
>Thank you for your opinion!

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

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