WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 1998: Re: Abbreviations: question to Lisa

Re: Abbreviations: question to Lisa

From: Joseph Pastorek, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 24 Mar 1998 06:08:35 -0600 (CST)

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Received: (from anonymous@obgyn.net) by talk.obgyn.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA03875 for WOMENS-HEALTH@OBGYN.net; Tue, 24 Mar 1998 06:14:27 -0600 Message-Id: <199803241214.GAA03875@talk.obgyn.net> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 06:14:24 -0600 (CST) Errors-To: postmaster@obgyn.net Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Joseph Pastorek, MD) To: anonymous@obgyn.net In-Reply-To: <199803240331.VAA31648@talk.obgyn.net> X-Original-Sender: 167-17-218.ipt.aol.com @ 152.167.17.218 Subject: Re: Diarrhea and back pain: Are they signs of premature labor?

At Mon, 23 Mar 1998, cynthia wrote: >
>I am currently 17.5 weeks pregnant. Last March 19, while at the grocery
>I experienced severe stomach ache for a minute and it turned out that I
>have diarrhea. On March 20, I have some back pain which I associated
>with getting exhausted due to a previous night affair. During my
>regular check up on March 21, everything seems already back to normal so
>I did not mention it anymore to my doctor. However, we attended again
>another affair from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Come March 22 I felt very
>exhausted and had some back pain and diarrhea. Aside from these, I feel
>some kind of pressure in my lower back, and when I turn I feel a
>pressure also in my lower abdomen even when lying down or standing.
>Could these be signs of premature labor? If they are, could they be
>triggered by the activities I had? Please provide me some precautionary
>measures. Thank you very much.

Cynthia,

The pressure you feel could well have something to do with premature labor, especially if you feel it more after activity. You SHOULD mention this to your doctor, since I'm sure he/she would like to check your cervix and perhaps pay more attention to these symptoms. Also, you don't give us any other history to go on (previous pregnancies, etc, etc), which your doctor will be very familiar with.

The diarrhea, on the other hand, doesn't ring a bell in this scenario. Again, you SHOULD tell your doctor about it, and let him/her try to put all of thise together. Don't ever feel that something is unimportant enough NOT to talk to your doctor about. That's why the doctor is there.

Dr. Joe

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