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I hope you never get IBS cuz that is a typical shopping trip for me lol.
Seriously, not trying to be insensitive but I had to laugh when it looked like you were describing me!

I think I have an undiagnosed case? LOL Seriously I poop like 6-10 times a day as is...a slow day would be 4. The doctor didn't seem too alarmed?
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It's highly inconvenient and seems to have gotten worse (at least the urgency has) since being pregnant. Probably TMI, I know...but this was for sure food poisoning in this instance. About 20 minutes after eating, my stomach started ROLLING. And then I had some cramping...and got hot/cold chills, dizzy, explosive diarrhea...and then I felt sick the rest of the afternoon.
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It prolly was the Taco Hell but befor I got on meds, that was exactly how it was after I would eat with IBS. I went to a gastroenoligist (SP) and he put me on a drug that is safe while preggers. I stopped taking it though since the pregnancy seemed to slow my bowels down but will go back on it as soon as I start having probs. again.
 
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Good luck!

Maybe you wont. I am way overweight, already have pre diabetes and passed my test. If I had failed, they would have put me on insulin but am just taking metformin still. It runs in my family a lot too. Hope you pass!!
 
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Leafy greens, beans, those new Fiber Gummies, fresh fruit, dried fruit, Ducosate (makes me feel like crap), Miralax, nothing seems to help much at all. I might go every 4th day if I am lucky. I see the doc again the 28th.. She will hear all about it!!!!
Plus, whenever I travel, it's usually inevitable that I get potty trouble. I have been traveling out of state to chicken shows every 2 weeks eating out and eating whatever greasy mess they offer at the shows... Now that I would welcome something as dreadful as Diarrhea, I can't even manage to get it when I try! I just wanna go potty!!
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Isn't it strange how pregnancy can make grown women disuss potty issues on open forum??!!
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Aw, I'm sorry to hear about your potty troubles...I've been in the same boat and it sucks. Just wondering, are you taking pre-natal vitamins? They are super notorious for causing constipation. I think there are low-iron ones out now that can ease the constipation reg pre-natals cause.
Personally, I just take a childrens vitamin everyday. I know, I know, DR's really stress the pre-natals, and I'm not against them- they just upset my tummy too much. So I just do what I can and try to be as healthy as I can, food-wise.

What gets me 'going' every time, preg or not, is drinking the local tap water whenever I am out of town. Dont know why, but my system is sensitive to a simple thing like that. If you can handle it, try a green salad everyday, it may help as well. I really dont think there is a cure for constipation while we're preggers, its a hormonal thing and a 'baby is taking up all the room' thing.
I dont know how strict you are on following all the 'rules', but maybe you could try a regular ol cup of coffee? (NO, one cup will not hurt your baby) Sometimes it works for me, but more often then not, I cant even handle the taste of coffee due to morning queasies. Maybe a few cups of hot tea will help- the water, the caffiene and the heat of the water will sometimes really help things along, but no more than 3 cups a day.

Yeah- pregnancy pretty much destroys all your modesty issues,
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! After 5 kids I joke with people about how NOTHING embarasses me anymore since everyone and their brother/sister with a PHD/OBGYN degree has seen my 'goodies'! I still freak the occasional prude out when I whip my breast out to breast feed in public! And I never use a modesty cover, my kids hate 'em, and theyre a pain in the arse for me.
Dont get me wrong, I dont pull the whole thing out or anything, and I cover most of it up w/my shirt and the babies head, but some people still get weird... even other moms who BF. I just dont think about it anymore- my kids hungry, so he eats whenever and where ever it is convienent for us both. Honestly, I've seen bikinis that show more skin than I do, and yet some people still get funny about it. So yeah, pregnancy has a way of breaking down walls modesty and it gets you talking about things you NEVER thought you would (sometimes to perfect strangers!!
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Does that mean I am pregnant at heart then? lol I am never modest. If you bring it up, I am game to talk about most anything to most anyone! Never bothers me to tell my age or weight and I am a biggon!
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I am taking prenatals... I'm sure that's the problem. I will ask about the low iron ones. Thanks for the info! Coffee always did the trick, before I got pregnant! Anything that ever worked before, doesn't apply now. It's almost like my body knows I can't use conventional remedies and it is doing it just for spite!
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thanks for the messages, I spent the last few days in hospital. Leaving this thread alone for now, too painful at the moment
 
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That happened to me a few weeks ago too, only it was Applebee's, and I had violent vomiting along with the explosive diarrhea... you know, the kind where you're throwing up into a trashcan while sitting on the toilet. We hadn't even gotten out of the parking lot when my stomach felt funny. Good thing I decided to head home instead of going to Walmart like I had planned! Thank God I'm not pregnant now. But I once had a terrible stomach virus when I was 8 months pregnant. That was the absolute pregnant PITS, and it lasted for days.

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to all you preggers suffering with morning sickness. I'm like Debi and with all 5 of my babies I never had more than some queasiness. Can't imagine how awful bad morning sickness must be...
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ACK! We dont even MENTION the words 'stomach flu' in this house, the minute someone does, someone ALWAYS gets it, then I get it. I had the flu when I was 4 months preg and then AGAIN at 8 months my last preg. It is the PITS!! I swear, anytime anyone gets it in out house, its always within 48 hours of a trip to Walmart. That place is GERM CENTRAL!! I use TONS of sanitiser now on everyone everytime we go.


Oh, and a WONDERFUL update- I was APPROVED for health insurance tonight!!!
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SO relieved!!! I cant wait to be able to got the Dr soon. Just gotta keep the payments and the visits on the downlow till I can tell hubby I'm knocked up again. Geez, I feel like the guy from Get Smart, trying to be good at subterfuge, and yet a total bumbling goofball along the way!
 
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That happened to me a few weeks ago too, only it was Applebee's, and I had violent vomiting along with the explosive diarrhea... you know, the kind where you're throwing up into a trashcan while sitting on the toilet. We hadn't even gotten out of the parking lot when my stomach felt funny. Good thing I decided to head home instead of going to Walmart like I had planned! Thank God I'm not pregnant now. But I once had a terrible stomach virus when I was 8 months pregnant. That was the absolute pregnant PITS, and it lasted for days.

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to all you preggers suffering with morning sickness. I'm like Debi and with all 5 of my babies I never had more than some queasiness. Can't imagine how awful bad morning sickness must be...
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Imagine... having an actual debate with yourself every morning whether brushing your teeth is reeeeaaaally necessary because you know you WILL throw up immediately. Much fun.​
 

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