Re: Intestinal pain during pregnancy

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Remember, you know your body best and if you are really concerned, make sure yur provider knows this and see what they say. If you are not comfortable with that advice, maybe a 2nd opinion is in order.

Good luck and congratulations on your pregnancy!

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Best Wishes,
Elizabeth,CCE
NJ

On Thu, 1 Oct 1998 08:22:31    Melissa Parker wrote:
>I am going on 15 weeks pregnant in my 3rd pregnancy.  For the past 4 to
>5 nights I have been awakened by what I would call intestinal aching.  It
>continues to be a problem off and on throughout the day.  A bowel
>movement seems to relieve the discomfort temporarily;however, it keeps
>coming back.  Occasionally when I stand up I will have pain on my left
>side that is relieved when I lay down.  I am having several soft stools
>a day and I have discontinued my vitamins temporarily to see if this
>helps--as of yet it has not.  The discomfort is not what I would call
>rhythmic or a contraction.  I went to my doctor and had my cervix
>checked-he said that it was "rock hard" and diagnosed my problem as
>ligament pain.  I know what ligament pain feels like and this is not it.
>What could this be? I feel like my digestive system is irritated and has
>excessive gas.  The first twelve weeks I had nausea and severe bloating.
>The nausea has gone away and the bloating is not as severe.  Is there
>anything I can do to relieve this constant problem?
>Thank you for any advice!
>

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