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Pregnant. Constipation, Headache, Nausea And Pain In The Tummy. Taking Laxatives. Worried For The Baby. Suggest
I am 15 weeks and 6 days pregnant, in the last 10 days i have had extreme constipation, now i am starting to have headaches and nausea, and pain in the tummy. I know partly all of this is due to constipation, but I am very worried for the baby. I have been taking doc prescribed laxatives for the last two days and nothing yet. My bum is swollen shut it seems and now my vagina walls are feeling the same.
Any ideas ?
Any ideas ?
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Mon, 20 May 2013
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HELLO
YOU ARE AT PRESENT IN THE EARLY SECOND TRIMESTER. THE ORGAN FORMATION OF THE BABY IS OVER BY 13 WEEKS AND IS SAFE NOW.
YOU HAVE TO CORRECT CONSTIPATION MAINLY BY LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION.
FIBRE RICH DIET, PLENTY OF ORAL FLUIDS, AVOIDING SITTING IDLE AND INVOLVING IN MINIMAL ACTIVITIES CAN HELP YOU TO CORRECT CONSTIPATION.
YOU ARE AT PRESENT IN THE EARLY SECOND TRIMESTER. THE ORGAN FORMATION OF THE BABY IS OVER BY 13 WEEKS AND IS SAFE NOW.
YOU HAVE TO CORRECT CONSTIPATION MAINLY BY LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION.
FIBRE RICH DIET, PLENTY OF ORAL FLUIDS, AVOIDING SITTING IDLE AND INVOLVING IN MINIMAL ACTIVITIES CAN HELP YOU TO CORRECT CONSTIPATION.
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