Tummy Trouble

[Singin4Him]

OK so since last night I've felt horrible! I haven't been sick for 9 weeks and suddenly last night my stomach started hurting really bad and I thought when I woke up this morning it would be gone but it's still here. I don't know if it's a stomach bug or pregnancy related but either way it's killing me. I haven't actually gotten sick yet but I have really thought I was going to several times this morning but it's just being nauseous, I just have a lot of pain in my midsection, it comes and goes every few mins. My lower back also aches and my head hurts .

Any ideas on how I might relieve this? Has anyone experienced this with their pregnancy? I've done the saltines and ginger ale thing and that helps a bit. Is there anything else I can do?

 

[Leanna]

What about Tums? Those are safe for pregnancy, I ate whole bottles of those fruity tums when I was pregnant, and they seem to go in and settle the stomach.

 

[marciebaby]

Call your doctor!


And let us know how it goes!

 

[Leanna]

Wait I have a question-- this coming and going, does it feel like gas pains or is it different? I just noticed you said "comes and goes" and the last thing you want is for this to be some kind of labor pain rather than gas. I'm assuming gas....

 

[~Nikki~]

I personally would see the doctor, just to make sure everything's ok...

God bless...

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

I would call the doctor with what you described.

Also make sure you're hydrated because dehydration can bring on contractions.

 

[Linnis]

Pain in your lower back...could be your bowels. When's the last time you pooped? You don't have to say but if it's been a while you could be backed up. I got lower back pain and headaches when I didn't poop often enough.

Either way, call the emergency number for your doctor. Normally they have a nurse and if she feels the need she will contact your doctor to ask him/her. Better to be safe than sorry. Don't worry about bugging the doc, they understand.

 

[~Mrs. A2J~]

Don't worry about bugging the doc, they understand.

And it's what you're paying them for!

 

[jgonz]

You can also eat papaya tablets instead of Tums (they work just as well without any synthetic ingredients). They're also good for dispelling gas.

Chamomile, Catnip, mint teas... these are all also good for digestion.

HTH~

 

[Singin4Him]

I'm starting to feel a bit better this evening, still a little sick but nothing like this morning into this afternoon. I just think it's a 24 hour bug or something. This is about the time yesterday I started feeling bad. I don't think there was any need to phone my doctor and on Sunday I'm not sure I'd get anyone anyway. It's not cramping or anything of that nature, it just hurts like a normal bad stomach ache. The pain is in the mid to upper section, if it were something pregnancy related wouldn't it be lower?

 

[Krystina661]

Sounds like indigestion. Tums don't seem to work.. which for me it feels like a dull ache in my midsection that makes me feel kinda sick to my stomach. The only thing that helps is Mylanta which is safe to use during pregnancy. The first time this happened to me I freaked and thought I had an ulcer or something so don't do what I did!