Help... have had major bloating followed by cramps then diarrhoea.

[1istrulyscrumptious]

hi all. am worried as am 11 weeks pregnant and had a stomach bug on thursday which im sorry to say meant several trips to the toilet not knowing which end to put down the loo..for the last 3 nights i go to bed with a distended abdomen. i wake early in the moring with flattulance then i have 1 episode of severe diarrhoea clearing my whole system out.. i feel better afterwards but am worried this is now my norml routine. am worried it may be harming my baby..as feel i am becoming lethargic and dehydrated,

[InternationalFlight]

Hi,

well I'm not sure whether you'll find this stops pretty soon and is just the result of the bug you had - but what I do know, is that lots of people suffer from diarrhoea during their first trimester, so it probably isn't too unusual.

It could be a reaction to the higher levels of progesterone, which will be at roughly their peak at the moment and reduce after about 12/13 weeks.

Also I doubt it is harming the baby at all, so try to stop worrying.

Are you managing to keep drinking?
Also perhaps a probiotic might help your tummy settle down, some actimel or acidophilus perhaps.

[InternationalFlight]

i forgot to add, do see your midwife or Dr if you're concerned.

And I don't think you're supposed to take immodium etc. if pg

[bevlin]

I had diarreah every day for the last 3 months of my first pregnancy. I noticed if I ate of drank anything sweet it would be worse. Im now 5.5 weeks pregnant and all day yesterday until 2am this morning I had both diarreah and vomiting. Thank god my sons potty was near by as i was sitting on the loo being sick in his potty - nice! It is hell isn't it, my mum has taken my 2yr old yesterday and today but has to work tomorrow and im praying it doens't start up again, I couldn't care for him properly hugging the loo all day, I thought I was going to die! My friend is a nutritionist and thinks it is yeast in the gut (thrush) fed by pregnany hormones so avoid sugar, even fruit when things are bad. Even if it's a bug it won't harm the baby according to my doc. I hope you get better soon. x

[sissy0928]

1st, I'm 12 weeks and have had the same issues from the beginning...then this past week the opposite, until early on this morning, back to running again!! I guess we're all different, hang in there...look forward to the result of all this mess!

[bevlin]

Hi,
It turned out I had a stomach bug this time. DH developed it right after me but was no where near as bad. I guess because I am PG my body just reacted badly to it. Im not worried though as ive heard loads of times that stomach bugs don't matter in pregnancy unless you just can't get hydrated over a long period of time. Im sooooo glad it's not morning sickness, Id have had to sell my DS on e-bey if that was to continue!!