Re: Question about lower back pain/constipation in very early pregnancy

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Your numbers look good so far. Try stool softner like colace and fiber like metamucil, etc. Also lots of water, 6-8 glasses a day.

At Sat, 15 Mar 2003, Melonie wrote: >
>I know I am very paranoid at this point, but I am very nervous about
>feeling lower back pain and being INCREDIBLY constipated at only 5w1d,
>(although I suspect I am more like 4w5d.) Until today it had been 3 days
>since I had a BM. After having a BM today my lower back pain seems to
>have subsided somewhat, although I still have a dull ache. I am just
>wondering if this is normal so early on? I remember being painfully
>constipated with my ectopic, but that was after 7 weeks and immediately
>following treatment with methotrexate.
>
>As stated in a previous post I have had 2 losses in 11 months, 1
>ectopic, 1 m/c. My 1st beta @ what we thought was 16dpo was only 31,
>but the second on 18dpo was 107. Progesterone was 27.1.
>
>Any and all responses are greatly appreciated.

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