Horrific stomach cramps - constipated AND diarrhoea. What is this?!

[Stephanieava]

I’ve tried to speak to my midwife who has just told me what I’m feeling is normal for pregnancy. But I’m finding it hard to believe so just looking for some bowel related reassurance i guess?!

I have been having on and off explosive diarrhoea, along with constipation (what can only be described as stones coming out of me) since I was early first trimester

I started Ondansetron at 13 weeks approx (currently 21w), which definitely slowed my bowel movements down, but I was still going. I havent taken them for the past 2 days

Well tonight i have been in toilet hell!

I’ve been for a you know what a couple of times already today, but tonight all hell broke loose

Gripping the bath and windowsill next to me, feet perched on a stool, feeling like my insides are clawing to get out! The cramps… HORRIFIC! Sweating, had to pull all my clothes off. The thing is, my poop wasn’t hard or runny. It was a bit softer than usual but mostly normal I would say. But GOD was there A LOT of it. I’ve never seen so much. Normal colour too, no blood that i can see

I’ve been on and off the toilets with these cramps for the past hour and still stuff is coming out

I’ve had these kind of episodes a fair bit throughout this pregnancy, im confused if its constipation or what?! Cause im still going

Can anybody put my mund at rest and let me know if they experienced this sort of death geip bowel movement dueing pregnancy, and more than once?

My mind is also spiralling thinking ive got some sort of cancer now after googling!

thanks guys!

I have been having TERRIBLE bowel problems myself this week. For 4 days I had horrendous diarrhoea and nausea. Then it flipped like a switch and today I've had awful constipation. Throughout the whole episode my stomach has been SO bloated and painful. I've hardly been able to eat anything normal and when I try the bloating is extreme and so painful. I'm also getting awful acid reflux/heart urn now as well.

I just wish it would all stop!

im only 6 weeks pregnant but my first pregnancy was awful like this as well from before I even knew I was pregnant.

If you find something that helps please tell me 😭

I loved all aspects of pregnancy... Except the pooping. It is normal and it sucks. You will be both desperate for the toilet and not need the toilet until many weeks after the baby comes. Congratulations

My first thought when you said you'd stopped taking ondansetron 2 days ago is that it's probably your body 'sorting itself out' ondansetron is known to give constipation, and your body will have been working extra hard to battle against the constipation - so now you're experiencing the after affects. I'd say give it a few days and see if it sorts itself out - if it doesn't contact your GP