Diarrhea in very early pregnancy?

[GreenPencil]

Hi everyone,

Can anyone tell me if diarrhea in very early pregnancy can be normal/OK? I’m very very early, got a positive test on Tuesday morning and will be 4 weeks from my LMP on Saturday.

I’d say it’s more ‘loose stool’ than full-on diarrhea? Like there’s still a shape to it, it’s not totally liquid (sorry!), it’s just not as solid as normal. There’s no pain when I go either.

I was pregnant last year but it ended in MMC at 13 weeks, but I had constipation with that pregnancy which I gather is much more usual! I’ve also scared myself by googling and seen that it can be a symptom of an ectopic pregnancy?

Can anyone advise/reassure me? Did this happen to you and was everything OK? I think the MMC is making me more worried than I’ve have been otherwise.

TIA x

Hopeful bump

I’ve had this in 2 pregnancies (including current one), both times at around 5 weeks for a week or so. I did ultimately lose one of them much later, but don’t believe this was any early indication of a problem. Current pregnancy is still going at 21 weeks.

Lots of poop issues when pregnant, I'd say keep hydrated and call surgery / midwife for advice if it goes on or gets worse.
Good luck!

Yes I had this in all pregnancies. It worried me because most of what you read online mentions constipation and I was the opposite!

I had a MMC first pregnancy, then two very straightforward and healthy pregnancies within 3 years. It’s really nerve wracking being pregnant after an MMC and hard not to over think things- I’ve been there. It’s a well known fact that nerves can also play havoc with your bowels.

Try to relax as best you can and take each day- and symptom- as it comes. Wishing you all the best x

Ut was one of first signs i was pregnant with bith mine, that was before early testing

Yep. Embarrassed to say this is what first prompted me to test. I just knew something was off and it couldn’t have been anything I’d eaten. Unplanned pregnancy and 2-3 days before period was even late. So yeah, diarrhea made me suspicious.

Thanks so much, everyone, that’s really reassuring 🙏🏼 I’ve been a bit worried because I thought it usually went the other way, so thank you for sharing your experiences! I agree that pregnancy after a MMC or any kind of loss is its own special crazy-making thing - I’m already second-guessing everything my body does and doesn’t do 😣🤪

thank you again 🤗

I had this too with my second pregnancy (currently 11w6d). I told my partner and he said ‘are you sure you’re not pregnant?’ As he remembered I had this with our son. This was around 3-5 weeks!

I had horrendous diarrhea for four days at the beginning. Googled diarrhea early pregnancy and the next word that came up was miscarriage... so I was freaking out big time. Turns out I was worried for nothing. Now 10 weeks

Tummy problems are very common, both ways in early pregnancy. It's lots to do with progesterone increasing.

Goodness me yes, and then the other way soon enough. Keep your fluids up, your body will be increasing it's blood volume massively. Good luck.

Yes I had this too with this pregnancy. I don't remember having it with my first or second pregnancy but perhaps I just don't remember to be fair.

I'm getting this too and I just read that it can be caused by pre natal vitamins, so I'm going to stop those for a couple of days see if it helps.