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Hi guys, sorry for the detail on a Friday morning but i just wondered if anyone else suffers from random bouts of diarrhoea? I’m 19 weeks and so far I’ve had 4x bouts of aggressive diarrhoea. Sometimes I have been consistently going all week (solid) and it has still occurred but on two occasions I’ve struggled to go to the toilet all week then I get it (which makes more sense following a period of constipation) but i get the ‘poorly symptoms’ ie cramps/sweats/shivers then it happens. I go numerous times within a few hours then it’s gone just leaving me feeling delicate and with a sore belly for the next 24 hours. My diet is good so I can’t even pin point it to IBS as such which I’ve read is common in pregnancy. An example being yesterday I had granola bowl for breakfast, Greek salad for lunch and then come 6pm It happened for the 4th time. My midwife doesn’t say much and brushes past it but it’s got to the point where I’m getting anxious about it happening as it’s so random and there’s no pattern. Just wondered if anyone else has experienced this?
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I would definitely mention to your GP as midwives usually won't intervene unless it's pregnancy specific while that seems more like a medical issue. I have experienced this however i would suffer extremely bad with my bowels prior to pregnancy so when it happens to me my drs assume it's overflow due to being fecally impacted which was shown on all my X-rays just before I found out I was pregnant. I could go to the toilet no issues on the run up to this also. Sometimes a GP might recommend a laxative which is completely safe during pregnancy xx

Oh, I completely get how frustrating and unsettling that must be.Pregnancy does the strangest things to our bodies, and digestion is definitely one of them. I’ve had my fair share of random tummy troubles too,sometimes constipated for days, then suddenly hit with unexpected diarrhoea out of nowhere, complete with the sweats and cramps. It’s like my digestive system can’t make up its mind😞 It’s so frustrating when there’s no clear trigger, especially when you’re eating well. I’ve also heard pregnancy hormones can just randomly mess with digestion, and some people’s bodies react differently to certain foods than they did pre-pregnancy. I totally understand the anxiety around it too,it’s hard not to stress when you don’t know when the next episode will hit Maybe keep a food/symptom diary just in case a pattern does show up? Hopefully, it eases up soon for you.You’re definitely not alone in this💕

It’s so awful because a slight niggle or pain in my belly I panic thinking it’s diereah especially when I’m out in public but a niggle and pain is normal in pregnancy with everything moving and growing so I’m constantly on edge thinking ‘do I need the toilet’ I think you’re right and I’m just going to have to eat quite plain moving forward and keep a closer eye on my diet. Thank you hun xxx

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