Extremely painful gas, constipation, and bloating

gr8shellini2

Hi everyone,

I am 7 weeks and I'm having serious pain with gas and constipation.  The pain was so severe that all I could do was curl up in a ball and pray that I would pass gas soon.  The pain can also be felt when I press on my abdomen (was trying to massage my belly to get things moving) and I guess that's the part that I'm most worried about...is that normal for constipation?  I didn't have these issues when I was pregnant with either of my girls, so it's making me a little nervous.  Thought I may feel better if anyone can tell me if the pain is normal?

slv7753

I had that for a few days and Gasx seemed to really help me. The doctors said it was safe to take and it worked almost immediately.

jlbeanza

Yup, make friends with Colace and Gas-X, my pregnancy bffs

rae_dylanzmom

Yup. Super fun. I try to limit the iron in my supplements until 2nd trimester to avoid any additional constipation. Maybe check your prenatals and try one without iron for a little while. (As I recall, you will start to need it in 2nd trimester... assuming you don't already have anemia problems.)

Also, there are some natural foods to help and avoid. Like get more prunes, pears, kiwi, beans into your diet. And avoid chocolate, dairy, and a few others.... a good google search topic.

aeckburg87

I had that hard core with my first pregnancy. agreed with ^ them. colace was a great friend of mine. also you need to up the fiber in your diet. and make sure you are drinking more water than you think is ok

tealowl

All of the above! I've had a few bouts of painful gas pains. I actually did some streaching exercises that helped a lot. Exercising just makes me fart.

(Sorry, everyone at my gym behind me).

Also, did I spell streaching wrong? I hate trying to spell that word.

tealowl

Joy2611 said:

Stretching, Teal.  Stretching.

@TealOwl

That 't' gets me every time!

Allison7

I have had some issues with this. DH is amazed at the amount of farting that is happening, but if I don't let it out I am in pain! He can just learn to deal. 

I upped my fiber intake and my water. I am drinking so much water now that it just seems wrong, but it does help. 

AbbyAlwan

I can't believe how bad this is for me right now! But I'm not constipated. I'm actually scared to fart bc I am going to the bathroom so much. 

Not fun!!