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Re: Ibuprofen for irritable uterus/'BH' + funny belly pain question

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 14 Dec 2001 14:08:03 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Kim wrote: >
>Is ibuprofen ever used to "relax" an irritable uterus or relieve BH?

no, but it may be given to help with discomfort. Later in pregnancy, however, ibuprofen may casue problems and shoould never be taken unless YOUR doctor tells YOUR specifically to take it.

I >read this on another board and have never heard of it. Or is is just
>used for relief of discomfort (which I guess would come from relaxing
>the uterus).
>
>THIS PART IS A REPOST: Sometimes, when my baby moves (I'm 25+ weeks), I
>feel what I can only compare to an internal electric shock that follows
>the hand/foot dragging against my belly. I literally shrieked out loud
>in a meeting yesterday (clutched my belly and scared the pants off my
>male boss) when I felt a hand/foot drag from stem to stern -- think baby
>flipped over -- and got that "zapping" feeling the entire way. OMG, I
>didn't rupture or abrupt or anything, did I? No bleeding or other
>changes, but I did feel "numb" along the drag-line for a few minutes,
>exactly as if I'd been shocked! This has happened a few times before.
>Any ideas?

the baby is tweaking a nerve >
>Thanks!
>
>--
>Kim
>

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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