WIBU to never tell the neighbours why I was admitted to hospital last night?

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I've realised the title sounds very ominous. It's not. Bear with, bear with.

So yesterday evening, with a 2 year old in bed and newborn twins on my lap, I started to notice a stabbing pain low in my tummy. Within ten minutes my boyfriend had had to remove said offspring from me while I crawled naked upstairs in agony. And ten minutes after this he was ringing an ambulance because I was mute with pain.

By the time I came downstairs for said ambulance, he had half the contents of our local pub in our kitchen taking orders on how to look after our brood, while I hobbled into the pain van, guiltily knowing I was taking with me my EBF newborns' breakfast, lunch and dinner. And leaving my toddler to wake to the neighbourhood and its mum (literally) downstairs.

Well, upon arrival at hospital, the pain actually soon subsided. To the point that I was sent home.
It was passed off as a medical mystery, and we could relieve our kind friends and family of their duties (and allow them the resume the birthday house party my boyfriend had also interrupted in search of babysitters, and re-park the cars he'd rallied while waiting for the ambulance).

Well upon waking today, I've pottered about, still in pain, confused and a little concerned, and sent thank you messages around.

Everyone went out about an hour ago, and left me with the newborns for a while. Thought I'd take the opportunity to go to the loo...

WIBU to never, ever tell the entire neighbourhood, the in laws, and my sweet, wharp speed boyfriend that it turns out it was all because of a massive poo?

I was walking through A&E once (worked there) and heard somebody behind a curtain puffing and moaning and clearly in the second stage of labour.

I asked the nurse in charge how come they hadn't transferred her to labour ward? What, she says, for a poo?

I also spent several days absolutely convinced I had morning sickness, and baffled by all the negative pregnancy tests I was taking (I was ttc but had been pregnant before so knew what it felt like...). Turned out to be gastritis from the Sichuan meal I'd eaten, and it went away with some Gaviscon.

I still remember my post birth poo pain it was horrific.

To the poster who said it was a waste of NHS time/ resources - I read this out to hospital consultant DH and he said that serious post birth abdominal pain is a perfectly legitimate reason for going to a&e, they would rather you went in and it turned out to be this than you didn't and suffered a complication.

Agree with telling people it was just incredibly bad afterpains if they push asking. As in 'it's a mystery but they thought it might be...'

To be fair, even if it was 'just' needing a massive poo, fecal impaction can cause massive complications so the fact you were in uncontrollable pain means hospital was the right call.

Always worth getting severe pain checked out as it could have been something more serious. I was diagnosed with constipation by a locum at a walk in clinic.. turned out to be gall stones.

I remember my first postpartum poo after ds1.
Six days worth of shite all packed up together in one horendous load. I felt like I needed more gas and air to get it out. Bloody hurt. Thankfully after a c section for #2 I was pumped full of senna and ducolax. Ahhh…

My aunt was admitted with a suspected heart attack. She was pale and clammy, very fast pulse, stabbing chest pains and an aching shoulder.
Turns out - she has some gut issues. The doctor said that occasionally as you age you can get a little bit of small intestine that pinches up in a loop and is incredibly painful, but usually sorts itself out. That's what my aunt told me anyway. She probably needed a massive poo!

Now I am more determined than ever to remember Lactulose for after the birth

The day after DC2 was due, I woke up at 3am with hideous stomach cramps. Had had a horrible drawn out induction with DC1 and was determined not to spend the early part of labour in hospital so thought I'd get up and go downstairs without disturbing DH. At 11am, we're all set to go into hospital when I remember that you're supposed to ring them before we go in. So I pick up the landline, somehow drop it &, in bending to get it, do the most remarkable fart and am immediately fine.
9 days later & there's still no sign of DC2. I have the same pain but this time with a bit of vomiting. I am booked in for an induction the following morning & have to ring the hospital to confirm something about that and happen to mention the pain &a vomiting. The MW suggests I pop along anyway as we live 45mins from the hospital. DC2 was born 29 minutes after we arrived! I will always be grateful to that MW.

OP - you were absolutely right to go- I had severe abdominal pain 10 days after DD was born- they were v concerned it was a pulmonary embolism (potentially fatal) turned out to be gallstones- 8 weeks of agony before gallbladder was removed.

After dc2 midwife was concerned that my uterus was raised and asked had I had a poo yet. I happily informed her I had. She told me if I had any pain to go straight to the maternity unit.

That night I was in agony but was convinced it was my bowels, not uterus, so stubbornly and stupidly, given that I'm not a medic refused to go. Was very glad I stayed at home when I passed the mother of all turds, after which I felt absolutely fine. The pain was horrendous though, I can totally understand why someone would go to hospital to get it checked out

I remember my first, post baby poo........it stood upright in the loo like a fence post.

I was most put out when dp couldnt muster any enthusiasm when I ushered him into the loo. 😬

I was the same when I was pregnant but I went to the walk in before work. He pressed where the pain was and he said it was just where my colon began and sometimes stuff can get collected there and go a bit hard I was writing about whilst he was pressing it. Obviously as I had abdominal pain during pregnancy I got checked out - just as you would postnatally.

Fence is up their own arse!

OH GOD THIS IS ME CURRENTLY . Went to hospital yesterday and they said could be constipation( even though I'd "been the day before") / stool impaction but have "been" following a strong lax and pain remains. I see a GI doc anyway so got to go back tomorrow for more tests as could be colon issues :( in agony every time I laugh / move / sneeze .

Not bu at all. I was on my hands and knees in agony for hours before my first post birth poo.

This is why the NHS is in trouble. An ambulance and a hospital admission for this!

I had this!! They thought it was my spleen and gave me a ct scan and chest x ray and full bloods. Turned out to be in impacted colon 😣

I once had something similar called a fecal impaction (don't google it - just don't) and the day it finally broke up enough to go to the toilet and get rid of it, I did a little cry. The neighbours must've been wondering what the ambulance visit was about originally, but as DH said, "I'm not telling them you got an ambulance because you needed a big shit"

I couldn't breath with the pain with mine and I colapsed in the school car park
Thank god my daughter kept a clear head and stayed with me and held my hand my hubby realised I had been ages so walked round the corner

@Jessikita
You can actually die from an impacted colon
You're being a bit of a...

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skint what a tremendous description! Bravo!

OP I too remember the pain of the post birth poo. I lied to the midwife and said I'd had one before being discharged. As soon as I got home I went upstairs and Holy Fuckballs it hurt.
My mum was stood at the bottom of the stairs shouting encouragement

Constipation is a genuine medical emergency as having impacted stools can lead to bowel ruptures and may also mean possible surgery so damn right in going to seek advice.

NEVER TELL

@FenceSitter01 wind your neck in, fencey

Did the pain ease after you had a wee?m if so it could have been a kidney stone that would have been agonising like you describe but you can pee them out. Go from being in pain level 9 or 10 to almost zero after a wee?

With my first child a friend ( older than me with two kids) bought me prune juice pre birth and told me to drink this as soon as I got home... which I did. 😩
With my second I bought my own!